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Chi blocking is an ancient technique that has been practiced in secret for centuries.
[2] It is a special ability that
Ty Lee, and later the
Equalists, utilized in combat against their enemies. Blocking someone's
chi renders the victim's muscles useless and temporarily disables a
bender's abilities. This earned
Katara's fear and spite after Ty Lee blocked her chi in
Omashu. Chi blocking is mainly
used by nonbenders as a way of self-defense or even an attack form.
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Method
Chi blocking is utilized by hitting pressure points with quick jabs and punches and must be done rapidly, often giving little time for the recipient to react. Ty Lee hit those pressure points with relatively light jabs using her fingers and knuckles. Even people wearing strong, but not necessarily heavy, armor are not spared from its effects. Any fingers can be used, such as when Ty Lee disabled Katara with her thumb.
[6] Ty Lee could also use her feet to disable others' chi flow with a swing of her foot. She used this method to fend off the boys who cornered her in Chan's house.
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Although a very useful method of fighting, chi blocking is most effective against an opponent not expecting such a light blow to be so devastating. It is less effective against someone who either knows chi blocking or who has battled a chi blocker in the past. An example of this was seen when Katara successfully dodged Ty Lee's attempts to block her chi after having already faced Ty Lee in an earlier battle.
[3][4] Additionally, chi blocking cannot work against an opponent wearing specialized armor like that of the
Metalbending Police Force.
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Later, when the Equalists demonstrated their ability at such techniques, it did not appear that their victims would become paralyzed like Ty Lee's did. Their blocks were powerful enough that they were able to force Korra and Mako onto the floor, but the two were able to move afterward. This suggests that they could not perform the paralyzing technique that Ty Lee could, as it would have benefited them more to paralyze the two.
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Connections
- Chi blocking resembles the martial arts technique, Dim Mak, which purports to kill or maim by disrupting the body's flow of internal energy.
- Qigong (氣功) (sometimes spelled Chi Gung), a form of traditional Oriental medicine, uses similar techniques and pressure points to help others' chi flow more easily and is considered a standard medical technique in Chinese hospitals.
- Chi blocking also has some connections to varma kalai, an ancient martial art of Southern India.
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