Bending is the ability to manipulate an element. There are five known bending art, four of them bend a specific element while the fifth bends the energy within the human body. The four elemental bending arts are based on the four elements, water, earth, fire, and air. Each element is associated with a particular nation in the world; the Water Tribe corresponds with waterbending, the Earth Kingdom with earthbending, the Fire Nation with firebending, and the Air Nomads with airbending. Airbending Airbending is the aerokinetic ability to control and manipulate air. The first airbenders learned their art from the flying bison. Airbending is notable for being almost purely defensive, as well as the most dynamic of the four bending arts. Airbending abilities Air ball: A compressed ball of air for levitating small objects or trapping opponents. Air blast: A jet of compressed air shot from the hands, feet, or mouth. Air bomb: A powerful air current which comp...