Talk:Airbending/@comment-110.33.12.96-20111218141713/@comment-76.24.189.176-20111228084749

A. I agree with you. Yes airbending has finishing moves but we don't see it much as the only known airbenders were monk's with a peaceful philosophy. B. Every element has weaknesses including air, but there are ways to overcome every weakness with creativity. Enclosed spaces would make wind flow more difficult and limited, but it would be perfect for an airbender that can effect air density and/or oxygen levels in the air to a certain degree to suffocate someone. Plus Aang had scenes where he used his speed and agility to be more then they could handle in the tight halls of fire nation naval ships. C. Any simple martial artist that added just the speed and agility of airbenders to there moves could potentially be ridiculously strong even in the bending world. Then go further and add blasts of air to kicks/punches/slashes/etc. to those basic sped up martial arts moves and you could have a very strong airbender. So I agree with you that air is great as just the sheer speed of air makes it extremely formidable. I also think the speed is under used in combat save dodging.