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Toph is recognized as a prodigy [4] of earthbending, which is the ability to telekinetically manipulate, reshape and control stone, sand, dirt, and, later, metal. Because she was born blind, and her parents believed that her condition limited her capacity to learn and use the skill safely, they had a tutor teach her only basic earthbending.
In each nation, certain people, known as "benders" (waterbenders, earthbenders, firebenders, and airbenders), have the ability to telekinetically manipulate and control the element corresponding to their nation, using gestures based on Chinese martial arts. The "Avatar" is the only individual with the ability to bend all four elements.
Earthbending: Earthbending is the martial art Toph teaches Aang in the series, which is based on Chinese martial arts techniques of Hung Ga and Southern Praying Mantis. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] [ 60 ] [ 57 ] [ 61 ] Earthbending represents the element of substance. [ 58 ]
Lin Beifong is the Chief of Police of Republic City and the daughter of Toph Beifong, who once held the same position. Like her mother, Lin is able to both manipulate the classical element of earth, which is known as earthbending and its sub-ability to manipulate metal, which is termed metalbending.
The character Toph Beifong from Avatar: The Last Airbender uses a unique style of earthbending, based on the Chu Gar style Southern Praying Mantis. More usual earthbending is instead based on the Hung Ga style.
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Spoilers below for season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix.. Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024-) is no Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008), but neither is it (mercifully) The Last ...
Aang tells two earthbending students about his vision in the swamp of a girl with a flying boar, who tell him that a flying boar is the symbol of the wealthy Beifong family. Aang, Katara, and Sokka find the girl, Toph, at her estate, but she cannot become Aang's teacher due to her overprotective parents, who only allow local earthbending ...