Talk:Air Nomads/@comment-82.39.169.117-20130531201141/@comment-8081708-20130819175303

I think in order for that to happen the person must already know how to manipulate the energy either inside themselves or around them. Like the Lion Turtle telling Aang that benders learned how to manipulate them energy inside themselves then they learned to manipulate air, earth, water, and fire from their respective teachers.