you really should have read the rules. check the character minimum anyway. moving on

If you saw Southern Air Temple WAY WAY back at the start of it all when Admiral Zhou and Prince Zuko were commited to an Agni Kai. I believe Zhou did bend Zuko's flames, but not to redirect and attack Zuko with it.

If you watched a firebender didn't snuff the fireball sent at em they just pulled it to the side and threw it to the ground so. In theory i would assume that firebenders could redirect the fireballs and return it to their opponent

Building on Takano's ideas, yes I think it can be done. No I dont think that it can be done unless you are several times more powerful than your opponent, however.

The Zhao redirected those attacks to the side, and it obviously took more effort than just bending regular fire(or else Zuko wouldve been able to bend Zhao's away, or Zhao wouldve attacked Zuko with his own flames), I think because the bender has to actually combat the opponent for control of the fire. Like a mental struggle, but it tires your body as well, just like regular bending..

Redirecting its path a few feet to one side is vastly different from turning the fire around and pushing it back, though. If you understand football, its like being on the defensive line. When the offensive lineman hits you, you can try to push him to the side to get past him, or you can try pushing him straight back, past the offensive line. Its easier to just push him off to the side.

I think firebending would be similar. You can try pushing the fire straight back, but the momentum garnered, coupled by the opponents complete control of the fire(at least at first) would make it extremely taxing at the very least, unless its a master fighting a beginner or something of the sort. Its easier to push the fire off to the side as a dodge, and then retaliate with your own strike.

I know the analogy isnt perfect for various reasons, but I hope my idea got across.

Well, I saw that fight and thought maybe it was just how he moved his arms that moved the fire to the side cuz it did hit his arms. And with enough power could a fire bender make the fire from another just change back to heat., and is it possible to do a scalding wind technique? (Meaning not making fire but just throwing a hot gust of wind)

I dont think they could do a wind technique... their attacks deal with pure heat, not wind or any other physical medium. Just fire, lightning, and making things real hot(like Iroh did by snorting on his chains when he was caught by Earth Nation).

Gusts of wind are airbender territory, I thinks.

Well, it would just be throwing heat without turning it to fire

^^kazikari remember the post character limit.

continuing. Well my theories on firebending is that they can allow fire to move so close to their skin and yet keep a protective ability against the heat. Like how Admiral Zhou moved the fireballs away. They hit him yes, but he was unaffected, by that ability. It's just a theory.

As for making gust movements...i see where you are going at, but i'm skeptical about that. I mean i guess they COULD move a field of warm heat, but it wouldn't do much. I think it would be extremely slow also