ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯀꯣꯌꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯍꯩꯁꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯣ-ꯏꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯤꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯇꯣꯅꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯧ ꯀꯔꯝꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯃꯛꯇꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯆꯠꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ꯫
• ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯂꯣ-ꯏꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯐꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯗꯣꯂꯐꯤꯟ ꯀꯤꯛ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯇꯔꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯀꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯇꯝꯄꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯣꯂꯐꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯛ ꯀꯤꯛ: "ꯐ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ ꯀꯤꯛ" ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯖꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯀꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯔꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯔꯤꯚꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯍꯨꯏꯞ ꯀꯤꯛ (Whip Kick): ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯛ ꯀꯤꯛ (breaststroke kick)ꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯂꯥꯄꯊꯣꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯔꯛꯌꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯨꯏꯞ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

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

• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯤꯡ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯈꯣꯡ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯃꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯤꯀꯤꯡ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫