ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯴꯵° ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯘꯤꯔꯨ ꯅꯃꯥꯕꯤꯡꯍꯋ
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Maximus, Quadriceps
• Secondary Muscles: Adductor Magnus, Soleus

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯴꯵° ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯴꯵° ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯂꯚꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯴꯵° ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯴꯵° ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯇꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ-ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯇꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯇꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ 90°ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯇꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯇꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯴꯵° ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ (strain) ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯇꯧ ꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯅꯨ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ: ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ 45° ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯌꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯋꯦꯇꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯴꯵° ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯴꯵° ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯴꯵° ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯴꯵° ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ 45° ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ 45° ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯅꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯥ ꯆꯥꯡꯗꯝꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ 45° ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯇꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯣ ꯐꯤꯠ 45° ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯇꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯴꯵° ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯂꯪꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯴꯵° ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯄꯨꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯃꯃꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯀꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯴꯵° ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯅꯕꯤꯗꯕꯥ ꯒꯦꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯛꯅꯦꯃꯤꯌꯥꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯣꯂꯤꯌꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫