Is it possible to waterbend

The first and final sequence we started learning in full before the year ended was daunting, a full-bodied choreography that reminded me of flight: Longfist 3, otherwise known as elementary changquan. It was a dance that united strength and technique that one could only pull off with the right combination of balance and agility. We never officially finished learning it before we left campus.

I learned it in bits and pieces, stealing moments to practice whenever I could. Bow stance, then punch. Arms and legs learning to sync. Snap kick and punch again. Learning to sharpen my hands, every corner of myself. Alternating slap kicks, then jump kick.

Punch down. I could remember every beat of footsteps echoing in Barton Hall, flat-footed shoes slapping in empty space. Not a soul besides our small practice group. Squat and swing hammer strike. Strike with purpose, as if it were a real fight. Empty stance, palms and feet together. As a wise man once said, hope is something you give yourself. Right hand outstretched in a fist against the left palm, upright.

Though it may not seem like possible, humans were made to fly as long as they dreamed enough for it. In the cartoon, the animators and storyboard artists have described the influences of different styles of kung fu on each of the four elements.

Waterbending was based on tai chi , earthbending on hung gar. Firebending was inspired by Northern shaolin , and airbending on ba gua zhang , a style similar to tai chi. For most of my early memory, the picture of a young monk I had envisioned whenever friends mentioned the legendary cartoon that was Avatar was from a different Chinese cartoon that I had forgotten the name of.

It was an odd realization — the fact that a vivid memory could be so far from what you imagined it to be. I was introduced to Aang and the rest of Team Avatar — the Gaang, if you will — during a summer of precipices. June trickled into July into August, a summer of holding my breath before junior year, looming. During the day, I helped teach English and algebra to seventh and eighth graders. I corralled them through high school hallways, in lines to the bus circle and around various museums and outdoor parks around my hometown.

That summer, I also started learning how to dance. Nights were filled with the glare of the television screen playing loops of bubbly pop songs, my limbs flailing as I attempted to follow the sharp choreography of urban jazz and hip-hop. It was a slow process of coordination, of learning to anticipate what would come next and flash my arms into the right position in time with my feet stepping to the quick beats. Figure eights and fleet-footed flashes of energy.

As the golden days of summer stretched on, I learned to find my rhythm again. Tight circles, loose limbs. The music as a guide, not a blueprint, for choreography that extended beyond my body. Summer, stretching from infinite possibility to the soon return to tangible time.

Hold still. Autumn, the condensing of infinity into countable measures. Choreographed lines and perfunctory motions ahead. But not if you learned to keep the summer sun in your heart. You are commenting using your WordPress.

You are commenting using your Google account. Additionally, this technique uses little water and thus can be performed quickly using the condensation technique. Ice column : Similar to the earth column technique used by earthbenders, a waterbender can shoot a pillar of ice up from the ground to knock their opponent off their feet. Unalaq used this technique during his duel with his brother, Tonraq. Ice creeper : A waterbender can send a ray of ice on the ground, speeding at an opponent to freeze them.

This technique freezes a trail of water beginning with the waterbender performing the move and ending with their targets freezing. Katara accidentally froze Sokka's feet to the ship and later three Fire Nation soldiers with this technique, [12] before getting better control and utilizing it on Zuko [2] and a Fire Nation engineer. Ice disc : A waterbender can create a cylindrical column of ice and proceed to slice razor-sharp sections of it off and send them at an opponent. Katara used this technique against Master Pakku , employing discs that were sharp around the edges but also thin, as Master Pakku was able to break them with his wrists.

Ice floor : With a sufficient amount of water available, a skilled waterbender can cover a large area of the ground with ice, trapping their enemies' feet in ice while allowing them to slide around. The size and length are all determined by a waterbender's control, and more powerful benders can create larger floors. This technique was used by Katara while fighting the giant sea serpent [17] and by Pakku during the Order of the White Lotus ' liberation of Ba Sing Se. Korra has also used this technique, [19] one of the Red Monsoon Triad members also used the move to freeze the street, [20] and it has also been performed by Ahnah during a fight against an Earth Empire mecha suit.

Ice hook : Waterbenders, if creative enough, may form a hook out of ice which they can use to climb vertical surfaces. Ming-Hua bent ice hooks to climb up the walls of P'Li 's prison while carrying her. Ice line : Waterbenders can create lines of twisting ice columns to knock out their opponents. Unalaq, while in the Dark Avatar State, used an enhanced version of this technique to knock out Mako and Bolin during Harmonic Convergence.

Ice projectiles : Waterbenders are able to rapidly shoot projectiles of ice at their opponents. Katara performed this technique on numerous occasions during the Hundred Year War , while Malina did it later to protect herself and her brother from Gilak's forces.

Katara used an ice spear to threaten Yon Rha. Ice spear : The ice spear is a waterbending move that involves freezing a stream of water into a spike and firing it at the intended target.

This move was used by Pakku in his duel with Katara [16] and she later did it when she was about to strike down Yon Rha. Iceberg spike : Waterbenders can shoot small shards of ice at their opponent, or cause a giant spike to protrude from a body of water. The Northern Water Tribe employs these as a primary defense of their homeland when enemy ships are sighted, and Hama and the Southern Water Tribe waterbenders immobilized a Fire Nation vessel by creating a large iceberg spike beneath it.

Phase change : Waterbenders also possess the ability to alter the physical state of the water they manipulate, between liquid, solid and gas, at will. Changing the phase of water allows for multiple techniques in the course of a battle, from encasing an opponent in ice to hiding behind a wall of mist. Ice provides a degree of hard lethality since it can be molded into spikes or blades to pin down or impale opponents. Steam or mist can obscure a battlefield and mask movement. Waterbenders also possess the ability to breathe an icy mist that freezes water and other substances.

Pakku used this technique in his duel with Katara. Snowball : Waterbenders can create a snowball capable of fighting. The shape, size, and length are all determined by the waterbender's control, while more powerful benders can create larger balls. Sangok used this technique in his match with Katara, though she was able to redirect it back at him and freeze him.

Streaming the water : Named by Katara, it is a move that draws water from a source that waterbenders move around their bodies. Water ball : Similar to the bubble technique and the ice prison technique, a waterbender can trap their opponent in a ball of water.

Katara used this technique to trap a fish, [40] Korra also used this to trap a smoke grenade and then froze it, [39] and later by Unalaq to trap Raava. Water boxing : To perform this technique, waterbenders surround their fist with a small amount of water and punches their opponent. This move was used by Tahno in a match against the Fire Ferrets. Water bracket : Skilled waterbenders can create a water bracket capable of cutting.

This technique is a useful move performed by waterbenders of every skill level. Master Pakku used this technique against several firebenders while Katara used this technique against the swamp monster. Water bullet : The water bullet is a move where a waterbender bends a large amount of water and sends it in a forceful blow toward their target. It is similar to a water jet, but it is more for a quick use since the jet takes more concentration. It is basic yet useful because it takes little time to perform and has a significant effect on the target.

Katara used this against Hama. Katara performed the water cloak technique to fight against Azula. Water cloak : A waterbender can use their water as a form of armor with tentacle-like arms.

The bender can use these arms to grab objects or enemies, whip enemies, blast enemies with water, and freeze them. If a waterbender has less water available, he or she can simply form the arms instead of the entire cloak. This technique was first shown by Katara while she dueled against Azula in the Crystal Catacombs [43] and again when she was on board the Southern Raiders frigate.

Kya used a water gimbal in her fight with Zaheer. Water gimbal : Skilled waterbenders can create a gimbal, or two rotating rings of water, in the sky, around their bodies. This has both defensive and offensive capabilities, such as being used as a cannon. Siku and Sura demonstrated this technique as an aesthetic display of their waterbending abilities, [35] while Kya used this during her fight with Zaheer on Air Temple Island.

Water filtering : When working in concert with an earthbender , a waterbender can purify polluted water. The waterbender suspends the polluted water in the air while the earthbender removes the pollutants. Water jet : High-pressure jets can be used to force opponents back or even blast clean through a target if focused enough.

Water jets are primarily used if the user has the intent of severely hurting their opponents. It was seen being performed by Aang against a pirate, [36] the Northern Water Tribe employs this as a defense of their homeland when enemy are on their land, [14] later by Katara against a firebender in the Southern Raiders frigate.

Water lashing : [45] The ability to shape water into a super-sharp edge or point for a split-second, enabling a waterbender to cut through metal, wood and stone. Aang and Katara used water manipulation to subdue a giant sea serpent. Water manipulation : Almost all forms of waterbending involve moving and shaping a body of water to the waterbender's desire.

By simply levitating a large mass of water, waterbenders can move water anywhere they wish, even parting it under the surface of a lake or sea, allowing them to walk along the bottom of a basin without the need to swim. These large bodies of water can also be used as weapons, either by shaping them into gigantic whips, swung repeatedly at a target as a snake-like body, formed momentarily into a razor-sharp edge that can cut through even metal, or simply dropped onto an opponent to smother them or put out a fire.

On the sea or ocean, waterbending can be used to create giant maelstroms. Aang and Katara used this to set off a giant sea serpent. Water pressure manipulation : Waterbenders are also able to manipulate water pressure, allowing them to use water to grasp other objects or cut through without simply parting around them. Water can be used as a semi-solid while being able to move and flow like a liquid.

Water can be pressurized to such a level where it can slice through metal. Water ring : A skilled waterbender can create a ring of water around their body which can be used for both defense and offense, such as shooting ice shards or sending water whips at their opponent. Pakku used this technique in his duel with Katara, and Kya used it in her duel with Zaheer [15] and twice against Ming-Hua. Water rope : A waterbender can create a rope capable of grabbing objects or enemies, as well as whipping enemies.

This technique is similar to the water cloak. Katara used a water shield to defend against Zuko 's attacks. This diversity and ability to swiftly change to suit the situation is what makes the waterbender's defense so adaptable.

Although usually protective, the shield needs some type of compression or else it will not be effective. This is demonstrated when Katara was fighting Zuko at the Spirit Oasis and her quickly-made shield could not block the fire blast.

Water whip : The water whip is a commonly used move that involves creating a lashing tendril of water to swipe at an opponent. The shape, size, and length are all determined by a waterbender's control, and more powerful benders can create larger whips, or ones of greater finesse.

The whip can be sharpened into a blade that can slice through metal with relative ease, [47] Aang, [36] Katara, [48] Malina, Noa, Kam, [25] Hasook, Korra, [38] Tonraq, [49] Unalaq, [41] Desna, Eska, [11] and Kya [50] have demonstrated the ability to create water whips.

Wave : By moving a large mass of water without separating it from its original source, advanced waterbenders can create waves of nearly any size. They do this by using an upward movement that raises the source, which they subsequently send away in their desired direction. This can be used to sweep opponents away or even as a form of transport, with the bender surfing on the crest of the wave.

This same process can be used to propel waterborne crafts. The mark of a master waterbender is the ability to swiftly change from one state of water to another and rapidly switch techniques during combat, keeping the opponent off guard while constantly adapting to the enemy as demonstrated by Master Pakku.

For example, he deflected a stream of water away from himself, froze it, and used it to slide behind Katara and counterattacked. Katara used the bubble technique to contain a supply of air for her and Appa while traveling underwater.

Bubble : Capable waterbenders are able to cross large bodies of water by creating a bubble around themselves and their fellow travelers, maintaining a supply of air for their journey. The technique was first used by Aang and Katara to cross the Serpent's Pass [17] and later by Katara on two occasions so that she and Appa could submerge. Ice cover : A master waterbender can create an ice cover to cloak their opponent, and resembles the ice prison. Tonraq used this technique to cover a dark spirit.

Ice dome : An advanced technique, as demonstrated by Katara while fighting against Zuko in the Spirit Oasis, a waterbender may surround a foe in a sphere of water and freeze it, trapping their opponent inside.

Ice drill : By turning the tip into ice, waterbenders control massive amounts of water into a spiraled frozen drill. This technique was first demonstrated by Unalaq, while he tried to open the Northern spirit portal. Ice ladder : This technique can be used for quick scaling of vertical surfaces when no other options are available. Ice prison : This technique covers an opponent in a prison made of ice. By finely controlling the position of the person within, this technique can restrict the motions of an opponent's hands, thus rendering them powerless.

Master Pakku used this move on several firebenders [14] and Katara incapacitated Azula during Sozin's Comet with this. Ice ramp : Waterbenders can manipulate ice as a means of short transportation for themselves or others. Ice sled : An advanced version of the ice ramp, master waterbenders can craft a sled out of ice and propel it forward with their bending at speeds that rival those achieved by motorized transportation, such as snowmobiles, ice shoes, and ice skateboards.

This technique was first demonstrated by Katara [25] and later by Tonraq along with the Southern Water Tribe rebels, [11] Desna, and Eska. Ice tunneling : Waterbenders are able to swim through thick ice with the same ease as through water, allowing them to surprise their foes.

The technique was only seen to have been performed twice, once by a waterbender from the Southern Water Tribe in a flashback of Hama's and again by Korra, who used it to escape from her compound.

Maelstrom : In a large body of water, a waterbender can create a gigantic whirlpool. This technique was executed by Aang and Katara while fighting the serpent. Mist-stepping : A variation of the dust-stepping and fire-stepping techniques used by earthbenders and firebenders , respectively, a fast waterbender can use tiny pillars of ice to quickly scale a building.

This technique was invented by the Flying Opera Company. Multiple water whips : An advanced waterbending move similar to the single water whip, except it deals with more than one whip, usually four or five. This technique seems to be able to inflict a large amount of damage. It was used by Katara against Azula.

Ming-Hua used a variant of the octopus form in her duel with Kya : rather than forming the multiple arms around her, she created them attached directly to her body. Octopus form : A body of water formed around the user into multiple whip-like limbs which can be used to grasp or strike an opponent or to intercept incoming attacks. This technique was first demonstrated by Aang during his training with Katara, [58] who later used the form herself while fighting the Dai Li.

Partial ice whip : Waterbenders can take hold of the end of an opponent's water whip and locally freeze the opposite end in order to trap their opponent and pull them in closer.

Korra demonstrated this technique in her fight against the Dark Avatar. Razor rings : An experienced waterbender can create multiple simultaneous water rings capable of cutting. Katara used this against the swamp monster. Water dome : A master waterbender can create a water dome that can be used for both offense and defense, the shape and size all dependent on how much water there is available.

Katara used this technique to frighten Yon Rha. Water drill : A high-pressure, rotating column of water. Capable of exerting a significant amount of pressure upon a solid surface, that allows the action of a drill. The move takes mastery of waterbending since the motions to create a constantly twisting body of water requires bending skill. This technique was first demonstrated by Avatar Roku's waterbending master [60] and later by Kya during her fight with Zaheer.

Water gliding : Waterbending masters can glide on water at high speeds, in addition to riding on foreign objects with the same purpose. This technique was first used during Team Avatar's crossing of the Serpent's Pass, when Katara formed an ice surfboard and increased her speed in order to effectively freeze the serpent's midsection without being hit.

This was demonstrated by Hama while blocking Katara's attacks. Pakku used a water spout to battle firebenders. Water spout , water vortex , or water tower : This high-level technique involves controlling a whirlpool-like pillar of water, rotating it and directing its movements at the same time, making it easier for the user to dodge attacks.

In accordance with the water spout's constantly shifting and coiling movements, it forms a giant snake of water around the lower body, elevating them from the surface of the water. First demonstrated by Aang, [12] Pakku used this technique to ward off several firebenders during the Siege of the North , [14] and Katara performed a minor version of this to bring Aang up and out of the Crystal Catacombs [43] and to escape from Gilak and the Southern Water Tribe nationalists.

A lot of people say that Waterbending is impossible but its not. A few people have been able to harness the power of hydrokinetics. Its not all spiritual, although monks and nomads have claimed their spirits have been cleansed and that they can manipulate different elements.

The power of hydrokinetics or "Waterbending" as they call it in Avatar is an extremely rare ability for a human to posses unlike in Avatar where over half of the Northern Water Tribe can Waterbend. Few people have said they can manipulate water and even fewer have proved it. The only person that has actually Waterbent was an old lady that live in the mountain springs of China called Xi Main.

She made a thin stream of water float up from the surface and touch her fingers, However she died 10 years ago. Nobody has ever found the secret to use hydrokinetic powers so the most feasible thing to do is go by the Avatar route.

Learn Ti Chi, which is essential for all Waterbenders. Try to reach spiritual awareness, and if you did, you are by chance one of the luckiest people on Earth. Find someone that can use hydrokinetic powers or a 'Waterbending Master' and see if you can Waterbend. Aeri Tyaelaria Weebalicious Furry.

Joined Mar 21, Posts 3, Bells Pictures or Videos please. There are actually no pictures or videos, I've searched everywhere AVGanondorf said:. Why would they lie if they have no purpose in lying? And it happened 10 years ago It's basically static electricity. It can bend water. And by the way, Xi Main only lifted the water 3 centimeters high and touched the water Try a balloon, I don't know.