ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa, ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯣ-ꯏꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯏꯁꯨ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯆꯔꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ**: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ**: ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ**: ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯔꯤꯌꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯇꯕꯁꯨ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯉꯆꯠꯇꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯧꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯟꯀꯦꯜ ꯋꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ-ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯛ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hip flexors) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hip)ꯗꯥ ꯇꯩꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯥ (seated Leg Raise) : ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

• ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐꯣꯀꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫