Talk:Equalists/@comment-3486738-20120526182205/@comment-68.82.45.192-20120530024045

the equalists themselves have proven that bending isnt actually that much of an advantage. bending requires training and some people are better at it than others. similarly, ordinary people can train in fighting to the point where they can defeat benders with weapons, or even with just their hands. This was true even during the war as people like the southern watertribe warriors and jet's band of brothers were able to handle themselves against the firenation. it seems to me that the main reason why benders seem to be able to get the upper hand is that bending is associated with fighting and so all benders learn how to fight whereas most ordinary people never seek out combat training.