ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯖꯤꯝ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯃꯇꯧ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯛ-ꯄꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ; ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯊꯣꯡ-ꯊꯥꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯔꯤꯌꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯌꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯤꯅꯤꯃꯁꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯐꯤꯠ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯚꯦꯇꯦꯗ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯇꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯃꯦꯠꯔꯤꯛ ꯍꯣꯜꯗꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯣꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯁꯤꯡ: ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯁꯤꯡ: ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯆꯦꯟ - ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫