I saw a lot of people not just here on reddit but in so many media platform downplayed and talking about Kyoshi not being a good waterbender and their argument was her forgetting she was a waterbender twice on two different ocassion which is funny to me since F.C Yee himself said that Waterbending is the second element after Earthbending that she got the most improvement from.This is some of her Waterbending feats from both books;
Water Propulsion (Canals) – Kyoshi waterbent a makeshift raft upstream through Ba Sing Se's drainage canals, using them as a fast shortcut to the Agrarian Zone.
Water Bubble Propulsion – While trapped underwater with Jinpa, Kyoshi created a rolling water bubble that rapidly carried both of them to the surface.
Underwater Burst Speed – After diving toward Yangchen's island, Kyoshi remembered to waterbend and propelled herself underwater faster than an elephant koi.
Full Moon Tidal Wave (with Kirima) –Empowered by the full moon, Kyoshi supplied the raw power while Kirima controlled it, lifting a massive body of water onto a rooftop before unleashing it through the compound. The tidal wave flooded entire corridors, swept guards from their posts, and burst through multiple walls before they released the water.
Wave & Ice – Kyoshi snapped a ship's mooring ropes, created a river-wide wave that carried it about 100 yards offshore, then instantly froze the wave into giant talons of ice that suspended the ship in midair.
Freeze lungs– Kyoshi instantly froze Yun's heart and lungs solid, creating a tunnel of ice through his chest so quickly and powerfully that the moisture in the air behind him crystallized into frost.
Self-Healing – Despite lacking formal healing training, Kyoshi used waterbending to heal the wound on her neck, knitting her skin back together without the usual healing glow.
Basic Battlefield Healing – Kyoshi used waterbending to stop bleeding, treat superficial injuries, and reset dislocated joints on wounded allies using her limited healing knowledge.
Life-Saving Healing – Kyoshi stabilized Rangi after she was impaled, using waterbending healing to help save her life.
Mind you the the water bubble and the underwater burst speed was after the moment she remember she was a waterbender.Yeah I know she still didn't master Water at this point and the healing didn't glow but for her to be able to achieve all of these feats are impressive and just ignoring all of these because of her forgetting doesn't sit right with me.What do you guys think?