ꯀꯥꯇꯤ

• Body Part: Ningtokpa, ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Medius, Rectus Abdominis
• Secondary Muscles: , Adductor Longus, Adductor Magnus, Obliques, Pectineous, Sartorius, Tensor Fasciae Latae

Introduction to the ꯀꯥꯇꯤ

ꯁꯤꯖꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯜ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀꯥꯇꯤ

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯗꯨ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯗꯣꯃꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯖꯔ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯀꯟꯇꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯥꯇꯤ

• ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁꯤꯖꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ꯫

ꯀꯥꯇꯤ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯥꯇꯤ?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ: 1. ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯃꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ 2. ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯂꯥꯄꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ 3. ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ 4. ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫ 5. ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ, ꯀꯦꯁꯔꯤ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫ 6. ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀꯥꯇꯤ?

• ꯑꯦꯝꯕ꯭ꯔꯣꯏꯗꯔꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯝꯕ꯭ꯔꯣꯏꯗ꯭ꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯃꯆꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯆꯤꯟꯖꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯨꯞꯄꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ, ꯁꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯤꯆꯦꯟ ꯁꯤꯌꯥꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯤꯟꯖꯥꯛ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯁꯔꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯅꯥ-ꯃꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯅꯥ-ꯃꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯦꯀꯦꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯌꯥꯔ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯄꯦꯔꯥꯃꯦꯗꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯏꯃꯔꯖꯦꯟꯁꯤ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯁꯤꯌꯅꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯠ-ꯆꯩꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯐꯅꯥ ꯀꯀꯊꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯔ ꯃꯈꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯦꯌꯥꯔ-ꯀꯇꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯌꯥꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯆꯨꯃꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀꯥꯇꯤ?

• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯔꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ, ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯄꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫