ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯥꯎꯟꯗꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ, ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯠꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯊꯣꯛꯇꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯎꯒꯅꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯟꯕ

ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯎꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯉꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯅꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ꯫?

• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯥꯔꯆꯤꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯥꯔꯆꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯏꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯂꯗꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ꯫?

• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯁꯤꯡ: ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯆꯦꯟ - ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ -ꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ - ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫