The Kyoshi Warriors

What kind of benders are the Kyoshi Warriors?
--Anonymous

Actually the Kyoshi Warriors aren’t benders. Their island of Kyoshi was created by Avatar Kyoshi. They dress like the past Avatar and are warriors that protect the island. They are all girls (like Avatar Kyoshi).

"Holding the fans like extensions of their arms, they aim to turn the strength of their opponents against them, a main principle of waterbending. Though their fighting style and clothing mimic those of Avatar Kyoshi, they seemingly did not implement any of the bending arts in their physical movements. Clad in ornate, armored green kimonos inspired by Kabuki theater, metal headdresses, and white-faced makeup designed to intimidate opponents, the Kyoshi Warriors used metal fans as their main weapons. Primarily, the warriors dealt with the disorderly traders and travelers who, after a night of carousing in the port of Kyoshi, often stumbled into the village and caused trouble."

This information in quotes comes directly from AvatarWikia. 

The Legend and the Avatar

The Legend

In a lost age: Power is balanced among four great Nations: Water, Earth, Fire, and Air. An order made up of men and women lead each Nation. These Masters possess the ability to manipulate their native element. They call themselves Waterbenders, Earthbenders, Firebenders, and Airbenders. The most powerful Bender in the world is the Avatar, the spirit of the planet incarnate. He alone masters all four of the elements and maintains world order.

The Avatar: Master of All Four Elements

The spirit of the Avatar is the incarnation of the Spirit of the Planet in human form.

There is only one Avatar, who reincarnates himself through the centuries. Each time the Avatar dies it is reborn into the next nation. This successive cycle mirrors the order of the seasons:

Water Tribes - Winter

Earth Kingdom - Spring

Fire Nation - Summer

Air Nomads - Autumn

The cycle provides a natural balance between the elements. This way, no single nation can grow stronger than another.

Upon the death of an Avatar, Bending masters from the successive nation conduct a search to find the child reincarnate. (The successor is expected to show signs of continuity with the one who died, such as being born within a week of the death.) These Benders carefully train the new Avatar to prepare him for his high position. First, he becomes proficient with his native element. Then, when the Avatar reaches maturity, he travels the world and studies with Masters from the other three Bending disciplines. Upon completion of his training, the Avatar possesses sole control of all four elements.

And so, the Nations work to nurture the Avatar, whose responsibility it is to keep Water, Earth, Fire, and Air in harmony with each other and the world.

(This information comes directly from http://atla.avatarspirit.net/legend.php)

Basically…

Above is the Legend of the Avatar World. Whether you are a new-comer or an original watcher it is always good to start with some good background. I know I had forgotten some of this! :) 

So in short the Avatar is one of the most important peace keepers in the Avatar World. He masters each element to keep each Nation from becoming more powerful than the others. This also helps him bring balance to the world.

What once was Aangs job, is Korra’s job now. And she is still learning!

The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship

Korra has begun! This is great! We are already 7 episodes in and I can only say that I have so many great FEEELS. Between that time and now, I have obsessed over every detail of the show, found Tumblr pages to help me with this, started this blog, and began trying to help you guys out! 

This is my new blog dedicated to the new and old comers of the Avatar shows. I feel like I have some bending experience, but I am nowhere near being completely informed. So I can learn from you, and hopefully you can learn from me. 

I am here to answer questions, share in obsessions, and learn as we go along! I know blogs and websites have really helped me out since I began watching the Avatar series(es). Now, what I hope to do is help you guys out! So as you watch the new or old Avatar series(es) ask me questions! Like I said, I am here to help you!

I am already Bending with Excitement!