Talk:Amon/@comment-50.4.137.100-20120613021232/@comment-71.234.208.124-20120613022340

The fact that his name is Amon could be a contributing factor. And I notice that, while one of Amon's hands is used to touch the forehead, the other is lower, in such a position that it could be possible that Amon is also using the pressure point at the base of the skull, the Amon, to remove one's bending.

The show is placing a lot of importance on chi blocking as well, so that, too, could be a contributing factor as to why people believe Amon to be using an advanced chi blocking technique.

To play the devil's advocate, I will mention this; the first time we heard Amon, when he was about to remove the bending of the Triads (including Bolin), he mentioned speaking to the spirits. He said that they had shown him a way to remove a person's bending. This is similar to how Aang learned, though Aang learned from a Lion-turtle rather than a spirit. It is possible that a spirit was able to show Amon how to bend another's energy to remove their bending, or perhaps grant him such an ability. Who knows? There really is no evidence at all to support most of the theories being thrown out. We'll just have to wait and see what happens, but that's half the fun, right? :-)

A'Len