ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Iliopsoas
• Secondary Muscles: , Adductor Longus, Pectineous, Sartorius, Tensor Fasciae Latae

Introduction to the ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯀꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯥꯂꯄꯇꯦꯗ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯛꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯪꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯈꯪꯍꯧꯗꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯏꯅꯖꯨꯔꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ, ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯃꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯇꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯞꯇꯦꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯞꯇꯦꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯃꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯤꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯇꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯦꯟꯖꯤꯡ ꯅꯤ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯖꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯀꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫