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There’s a lot of speculation on who would win in a battle between Avatar Aang and Avatar Korra. Of course, neither is alive at the same time so this battle would be purely hypothetical. However, there’s one argument I’ve never seen mentioned. Korra is an airbending drop-out.
Korra first came to Republic City to learn airbending. She learned most of the forms but couldn’t produce a single puff of air until the season 1 finale.
In season 2, Korra could now airbend but she hadn’t mastered it. As Tenzin put it, “...you’re still a long way away from mastering airbending.” “You’ve mastered Korra-style airbending. Now you need to master real airbending.”
Unfortunately, Korra stopped listening to Tenzin as soon as she unlocked airbending. Worse still, Korra dismissed him as her teacher soon after, and that was the end of her airbending training.
Because of her choices, Korra never mastered airbending. Instead, she relied on her bending strength and the avatar state to make up for her lack of skill.
To Korra airbending was just firebending without the burn.
This became an obvious weakness because airbending relies heavily on skill, dexterity, and agility; skills Korra is in desperate need of. Therefore, Korra has always struggled fighting against agile opponents like Zaheer or the Equalist.
Which brings me back to Aang vs Korra. When it comes to airbending, Aang would demolish Korra. Aang was a airbending prodigy, Korra is a drop-out. Even Tenzin could beat Korra in airbending.