Airbending training



Airbending masters employ distinct training exercises that considerably aid their pupils in mastering the art. Airbending training focuses on avoiding resistance.

Paneled device


As airbending is a highly defensive discipline, it is essential to build up the instinct to avoid and evade conflict, and following the path with least resistance. To do this, a device with multiple spinning wood panels is used. The goal of the exercise is to weave your way through the panels without touching them. Airbending is used to set the panels in motion, either by the airbending master or by a fellow pupil who has completed the exercise, requiring the pupil to learn to switch directions at a moment's notice in order to get to the other side. Forcing the way through the panels will result in the panels hitting the pupil while they attempt to traverse it.

Meditation
Air is the element of freedom, and as such, it's necessary to learn how to get into this mindset. Meditation is meant to help the pupil to let their spirits wander, like the air. It is supposed to be simple, with no chance of doing anything wrong, because as Tenzin puts it, there's "nothing to do".