I have to learn firebending at some point.
Well start warming up because class is in session.
And in this Avatar Academy we're learning
the various techniques of firebending.
Let's start off with some hot tips
about the heating breath technique.
You should take your teacher's advice
and relax a little. I heated it myself.
[grunting]
You'll want to master the heating breath technique
before attempting dragon breat.
Now let me hear you roar like a tiger dillo!
[roaring]
That sounded pathetic, I said roar!
[roaring]
Dragon breath can be used for everyday survival,
making a statement to your enemies,
or just letting off steam.
I am lucky to have such an understanding nephew.
If you're at least able to generate a flame,
then try your hand at the hand candle.
Must maintain a constant heat.
The flame will go out if you make it to small.
Make it too big, you might lose control.
This seemingly simple task can still require
careful bending.
By concentrating the heat from your hand,
you can also become a powerful defroster.
Dig the ship out and follow them.
As soon as you're done with that.
Fine hand flame control can also be used
in ceremonial displays,
like this ancient tradition we witnessed
from the Sun Warriors.
Close your eyes and don't peek.
With precise aim and a two finger extension,
you can target small objects with your fire darts.
Okay, now you can look.
Oh, wow.
These fire darts are great for igniting candles...
fuses... or symbols of oppression.
You may have seen the fire punh more times than you can count,
but do you know how it's done?
The breath becomes energy in the body.
The energy extends past your limbs and becomes fire.
Show no mercy!
And when you really need to teach someone a lesson,
you can use two fists for a double powerful punch.
[grunting]
[Sozin] Your loyalty is to our nation first.
[Ozai] Prepare to join them.
A single burst of flame doesn't always suffice though.
So try sustaining this energy extension
for a fire stream.
Hold your fire!
And if your opponent is getting away,
you point that stream to the sy and drop it on your target
as a falling, towering inferno.
These moves are great for offense at range.
Now, what if you need a refined jet stream
for close combat?
This fight is over.
Introducing the fire daggers.
[grunting]
[groaning]
I will tame this fiery beast!
The fire whip is similar to the fire stream.
The semi tactile quality can be used for entertainment..
combat...
or for morally questionable animal wrangling.
You're about to be sorry.
[grunting]
Another unique technique is something Azula performed
only once, the flame wheel.
She's a true prodigy.
The lower body is just as important
when igniting your inner spark.
So get a kick out of the fire kick.
If you're really trying to knock someone off their fee,
then agile benders may find success
with a sweeping fire wave.
Leave!
Sweeping your arms with powerful focus can produce
a similar fire wave at higher levels.
I see he taught you how to duck and run like a coward,
but I doubt he showed you
what a firebender is truly capable of.
Jeong Jeong tried to tell me that I wasn't ready.
[screaming]
I'll take care of you myself!
I have all the power in the world!
Advanced benders can use jet propulsion to speed
through the combat field.
Then it's time to leave.
Goodbye, Zuko.
[Azula] Do you really want to fight me?
What are you do when you are under fire?
Try a fire shield, though use this cautiously.
It's not always the most effective
defense method.
[Zuko shrieking]
[Zuko screaming]
Now a wall of fire,
that's a much more effective barrier.
Don't worry, men.
My old teacher gave up fighting a long time ago.
Haven't you, Master Jeong Jeong?
Time to illuminate some of the rarer forms
of firebending, and there are none more electrifying
than the ability to lightningbend.
Some call lightning the cold-blooded fire.
It is precise and deadly, like Azula.
To perform the technique requires peace of mind.
How do you defend against lightningbending?
Well, fortunately, Uncle Iroh has the answer.
[Zuko] You can teach me to redirect lightning?
If you let the energy in your own body flow,
the lightning will follow it.
We know Uncle Iroh developed this move himself.
But could he have used insights from his grandfather?
Fire Lord Sozin was once witnessed to have redirected
heat out of an active volcano.
Another master level move has only been witnessed
during the amplifying effects of Sozin's Comet,
and that's the concentrated fire bomb.
Only once every hundred years can a firebender experience
this kind of power.
And finally, one of history's most explosive methods.
[screaming]
[groaning]
The destruction caused by combustionbending is sure
to strike fear in any opponent.
This is crazy. How can we beat a guy
who blows things up with his mind?!
Avatar Yangchen had also encountered the power
centuries before the time of Avatar Aang.
And the combustionbending that Yangchen witnessed was usd
to terrorize whole cities.
It's Sparky Sparky Boom Man!
You know, I'm starting to think that name doesn't quite fit.
It's a wonder how anyone managed to survive
such a catastrophic power.
What do you think is the hottest technique
in firebending?
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Aang, can we talk
about you learning firebending now?
What?! The wind is too loud in my ears!