ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Medius, Tensor Fasciae Latae
• Secondary Muscles: Iliopsoas, Obliques

Introduction to the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ꯫

ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯍꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯑꯣꯜ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯄꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯀꯊꯣꯡꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯊꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯂꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ; ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ꯫

• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯈꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hips) ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯑꯣꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hip movement) ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ**: ꯊꯨꯅꯥ, ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
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ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯀꯄꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ꯫?

• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ: ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯂꯗꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ: ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯏꯅꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯟ꯫?

• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯃꯁꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯅꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯌꯝ, ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫