ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯗꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯗꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯗꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯁ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 20-30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯗꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯧꯈꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯂꯥꯄꯊꯣꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯗꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯖꯤꯅꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯒꯣꯜꯗ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 15-30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ...

ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯗꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯗꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯇꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯟꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯗꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯁ (toe Touch) : ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯨꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯛꯅ-ꯁꯝꯅꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯀꯊꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯇꯥ ꯂꯪꯖꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯣꯔꯁꯣ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯤꯞ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯈꯨꯎ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ (knee lift)ꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯁ (side Lunge) : ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯗꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯦꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫