Talk:Earthbending/@comment-4770648-20120426182335/@comment-24.27.92.144-20120514021332

No. Earthbending stresses strong connection to the Earth, and therefore, earthbenders have strong stances and are almost always touching the ground...remote Earthbending has only been shown by Avatar State Aang and Bumi, and their usual abilities with earthbending were limited from what they usually show. I think only the Avatar can really do something like that, but I see it as impractical.

But as an alternative, Earthbenders can use Earth to lauch themselves great distances, and then cushion the earth on their fall.