boop.

allthingsmisty:

ケンカップルください

masterarrowhead:

hawkfeather:

atla-annotated:

Energybending - A Comparison

While the Lionturtle and Aang use the same technique, Amon seems to be using another method.

When Aang takes away Ozai’s bending, and when the Lionturtle teaches Aang energybending, they both thouch TWO points on the body, the yin tang and the ru zhong point aka the Ajna chakra and the Anahata chakra.

When Amon ‘takes away’ LBZ’s bending, he only touches ONE point, the yin tang.

Now what could that mean?

I think Amon is faking it. That he is making people believe that he is taking away their bending, when what he is actually doing is blocking a chakra.

Here is why:

Amon touches the yin tang point aka the Ajna chakra:

Yintang Acupuncture Point 

Location: Midway between the medial ends of the eyebrows  Actions& Effects:

• Calms the spirit - insomnia, anxiety, stress.
• Frontal headache.
• Sinus issues - congestion, sinusitis.

When Uncle is teaching Zuko about lightning, he talks about bending needing a certain amount of inner calm. So, if you were to close that chakra and lock all the anxiety inside someone, making them incapable of being calm, that would effectively take someone’s bending away.

Quite clever actually, since the more terrified they are/become the more permanent this block will be. And Amon is sure laying it on thick.

Ru zhong, Ajna chakra, Anahata chakra.

Image source: One

I’d also like to note that he touches the back of his neck too. It’s really split second but he does.

Now if we look here….

Hmmmmmm…..

“AMON”

“AMON”

bryankonietzko:

Sifu Kisu, the consultant of all things traditional Chinese martial arts on Avatar and Korra is on Tumblr too! As you can see here, and in his blog posts, the man likes SWORDS! And he knows how to use them.

It was the summer of 2002, once Mike and I had entered development on Avatar with Nickelodeon, that I found Sifu Kisu while researching teachers of Northern Shaolin kung fu in the LA area. I became his student, to learn more about kung fu for myself as an artist and animator, and to vet him as a potential consultant. Rather than merely copying moves from movies, Mike and I wanted to tap into the martial arts for the show on a deeper level, so we knew we would need an expert. Sifu Kisu proved to be able to use his vast knowledge and experience in the traditional arts in a creative way. He consulted on an early pencil test, then the pilot, and the rest is history…

sifu-kisu:

Back in the day…

barelysuppressedfirth:

aang and katara at the Korra music panel, wondercon 2012

eta: lol settle down, folks. (autocorrect) I made an error. KORRA and aang, not katara. i know. long day, stupid iphone autocorrect, other excuses.

bryankonietzko:

Ha ha ha, nice! Yeah, I wouldn’t know how to put these GIFs together. I had to have my 21-year-old assistant designer help me upload the GIF yesterday in the first place.

baudelaired:

Bryan uses himself as a reference= perfection.

(Source: asamies)

tokimekiwaku:

“So…I was watching The Nanny yesterday…”

“Hitoshi-san….now is not a good time…”

“….It’s never a good time…..”

themickeymonster:

jiyanyansan:

o.o

kagaminnn

the scout.