“Definitely female MMA fighters, I'm a big mixed martial arts fan, and ...” — Bryan Konietzko Quote

“Definitely female MMA fighters, I'm a big mixed martial arts fan, and watching women's MMA grow was definitely an inspiration. We just had an idea for a character and wanted to do a personality that was the opposite of Aang's, and that's how Korra came about.”

“I always felt like Azula and Long Feng were much more interesting villains and three-dimensional characters than Ozai, who was just sort of a big jerk. Like a really big jerk, but not very complex or human.”

“We draw inspiration directly and indirectly from all sorts of things, like movies, documentaries, TV dramas, novels, non-fiction books, animation, science and nature shows, and our own life experiences.”

“I would like to be in a superhero movie where I do martial arts.”

“I would be nowhere without martial arts. It's a passion.”

“Martial art is a nice path to healthy body, mind, and spirit.”