Talk:Bolin/@comment-71.52.57.64-20120430200116/@comment-50.53.109.37-20120430212348

Overall, both Bolin and Mako are less than impressive in their bending skills, at least when it comes to actual combat. Remember, they are pro-benders, most of their training and time goes into learning how to bend in a rigid, rules heavy enviroment, not how to bend in situations of life and death. Mako may be better at that than Bolin is since he probably had to get rough at least a little bit when they were on the street, but neither of them have been trained or been practicing for taking on ninjas. It makes sense that they are getting the crap kicked out of them.

Once the revolution really begins, I think Mako and Bolin will step up their game and become less cumbersome for the team. They will probably start training to actually participate in real combat, not a sport.