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Ryo_the_Inferno posted...

That's like saying he can do karate because he read about it a lot.

Not really. More like he embraced the teachings of a lauded master, immersed himself in the culture, and had all the knowledge he needed to very quickly learn how to use his new power to a somewhat advanced degree.

Regardless of how long passed, he mastered airbending to a greater degree than the people who have been doing it their entire lives, in a matter of months. With no way to effectively practice it.

Not really. Look at his fight with Tenzin. Tenzin was EASILY winning. Zaheer seemed a lot better than he was previously because no one he fought against had ever fought an airbender and they had no idea how to properly fight against one, giving Zaheer a huge advantage. Once Zaheer goes up against a true airbending master, he gets his ass handed to him until his friends get involved and overwhelm Tenzin with numbers. Zaheer may have been skilled because of his immersion in Guru Laghima's teachings, but he was far from a master at airbending.