ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ, ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯇꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯅꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯣꯛꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯇꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯤꯃꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯵

ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯥꯏ-ꯐꯨꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯨꯠꯞꯂꯦꯠꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯣ-ꯐꯨꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯨꯠꯞꯂꯦꯠꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄꯦꯇꯔꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯃꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯍꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯂꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯂꯐꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯥꯏꯖꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫