ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯦꯂꯣꯔꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯈꯠꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ, ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯅꯔꯖꯤꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯛꯁꯤꯖꯦꯟ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯇꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯩ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯅꯤ ꯇꯨ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯆꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ: ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯍꯤꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯗꯤꯞ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫?

• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ - ꯈꯨꯠ, ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ -ꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯖꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯇꯉꯥꯏ ꯐꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫