ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯃꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯋꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯓꯤꯗꯦꯠ

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯃꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯃꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯒꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯁꯣꯛ-ꯄꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯞ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯃꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ 90 ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯌꯥꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕ

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯃꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯃꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯇꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯧ ꯀꯔꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯈꯨꯗꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯂꯊꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯧ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯃꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ꯫?

• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯜ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯜ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯣꯗꯤꯋꯦꯠ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯛꯌꯨꯏꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯃꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ꯫?

• ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ ꯑꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯀꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫