Within at least three out of the four bending styles, there exist more advanced moves that only experienced benders can take advantage of. The ability to manipulate outside of a certain move pool requires a bender to have significant skill in his or her area. Depending on the sub bending technique, the difficulty in mastering one of these specialized bending techniques can vary greatly.

Bloodbending

Specialized bending techniques

Metalbending

Lightning generation

Lightning redirection

Seismic sense

Healing