I present the most badass gifset on Tumblr.
Legitimately turned on by this
This is the best thing.
Oh my god
I don’t even know this fandom and this is cool.
Reason #999 why the cartoon will always be ONE MILLION PERCENT better than that travesty of a movie. They did so much research and put so much detail in you don’t even notice.
Bonus trivia: Toph got a unique martial arts style to match her distinct version of Earthbending (Southern Praying Mantis style, I think) which the creators found out later was (according to legend) invented by a blind woman. Totally a coincidence, but still so *** cool.
(If you don’t watch the show, Toph is both blind from birth and the best *** Earthbender in the world. Also, GO WATCH THE SHOW.)
THIS SHOW WAS AMAZING. I DID NOT WATCH IT FOR A LONG TIME BUT WHEN I DID I WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY. ART. IT WAS ART.
[Loved the show, hated the movie, loved the plot.. But they were using japanese elements in a chinese based anime.. And their styles are all based on the watered down martial arts we have today, because China banned real martial arts some good years ago, so to get away with some of it.. They made it all fancy to preserve some of it but it became it’s downfall FAST and over the years it evolved from a true martial art to a dancing style. I’m not saying it’s bad, but I wish people didn’t see that stuff in the cartoon as real martial arts that they can try in their backyard and break their necks trying it out. And before you go saying “We can tell the difference.” No..no you can’t, traditional martial arts are WAY different than the styles we see in naruto or avatar and all that.. I felt I had to voice this because there are A LOT of people who think that stuff on tv is real.. And it’s insulting to the traditionalists. *coughsmmapeoplearedicksnintyninepercentofthetimetoocough* So yeah, just.. had to voice my opinion like everyone else, loved the cartoon and it had a really great story, it just doesn’t have the traditional martial arts in it like I kinda wish it did.]
I’d think it rather insulting to Sifu Kisu and the staff of Avatar to discredit their work as not being ‘real’ martial arts. Firstly, because what constitutes 'real martial arts’ in any culture changes with generations, and secondly because the person who choreographed the martial arts for Avatar, Sifu Kisu has studied martial arts extensively, often in their countries of origin for more than 30 years.
Stuff on TV isn’t real, and that’s fairly common knowledge, however when a production seeks help and consultation from a recognized master in the field they are covering, then it doesn’t seem right to brush the martial arts in that program as being 'unreal’. It’s animated, but the martial arts behind it are as 'real’ as you’re going to find in film, animation, or what have you.