ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Erector Spinae, Gluteus Maximus
• Secondary Muscles: Hamstrings

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯃꯀꯣꯌꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯧꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯤꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯃꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯛꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯃꯤꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ, ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯈꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯥ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯦꯝꯄꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯗꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ: ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯧ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯒꯅꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯣ-ꯏꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯀꯣꯆ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯗꯣꯂꯐꯤꯟ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯍꯨꯏꯞ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯕꯇꯔꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯀꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯨꯡꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯛ ꯀꯤꯛ: "ꯐ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ ꯀꯤꯛ" ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hips)ꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯖꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯃꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯁꯔ ꯄꯦꯔꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯒꯕꯤꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯕꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯝꯂꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯥ ꯃꯊꯟꯇꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯔꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯒꯕꯤꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯃꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯤꯡ ꯏꯐꯤꯁꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯤꯗ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯤꯐꯠꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯝꯕꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯃꯍꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯉ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯕꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫