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TIL in Avatar: The Last Airbender, the 4 martial art styles that represent the 4 nations are very good representations of real Chinese fighting. They used Ba Gua for Airbending, Tai Chi for Waterbending, Hung Gar for Earthbending and Northern Shaolin for firebending

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