ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯅꯤ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯋꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯓꯤꯗꯦꯠ
• Primary Muscles: Erector Spinae, Gluteus Maximus
• Secondary Muscles: Hamstrings

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯅꯤ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯅꯤ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯆꯦꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯅꯤ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯗꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯅꯤ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯅꯤ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯂꯣꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯅꯤ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯅꯤ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯅꯤ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯖꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯂꯕꯇꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯅꯤ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯑꯦ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯅꯤ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯅꯤ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄꯦꯇꯔꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯅꯤ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫