ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Maximus, Quadriceps
• Secondary Muscles: Adductor Magnus, Soleus

Introduction to the ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯅꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯏꯊꯨꯁꯤꯌꯥꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯜ-ꯂꯥꯏꯐ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚꯤꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ, ꯁꯤꯃꯦꯠꯔꯤꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯝꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ, ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯝꯂꯤꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯅꯁꯥꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯗꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯅꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ**: ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯪ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯦꯡꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯂꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯒꯨꯅꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ꯫
• **ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ**: ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯤ-ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• **Don’t Go Too Deep, Too Soon**: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯣꯌꯥꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯆꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯕꯨꯂꯒꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯂꯤꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯔꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯒꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ, ꯀꯔꯁꯤ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯀꯦꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯌꯧꯔꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯤꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯦꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯕꯣꯛꯁ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯣꯛꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯁꯤꯡ: ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯣꯌꯥꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯣꯌꯥꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯣꯌꯥꯠ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯣꯌꯥꯇꯀꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯣꯌꯥꯠ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫