🌊 Interesting fact: Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008) — To ensure the “bending” arts looked authentic, the creators hired a professional martial arts consultant, Sifu Kisu. Every element was based on a real-life martial art: Waterbending is T’ai Chi, Earthbending is Hung Gar, Firebending is Northern Shaolin, and Airbending is Ba Gua. The character of Toph was originally intended to be a muscular male character who would be a foil for Aang. It wasn’t until late in development that the team