ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯋꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯓꯤꯗꯦꯠ
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Maximus
• Secondary Muscles: Gastrocnemius, Sartorius

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯄꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ꯫

• ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ꯫

• ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯞ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯋꯦꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯇꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯋꯦꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯪꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯤ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯐꯦꯖꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ꯫?

• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯔꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯗꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯟꯗꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯌꯝ ꯍꯦꯗꯇꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯟ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯃꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯀꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯑꯦ ꯄꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ꯫?

• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯁꯤꯃꯦꯠꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫