Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-25045079-20141011072020/@comment-25399914-20141011160715

I think semblance is probably a combination of natural strength, strength through training and skilful use.

By that I mean people have natural strengths of aura and semblance which is different strength as noted when Pyrrha says Jaune has a lot of aura.

This natural strength is added to by training i.e. someone going to the gym every day gets stronger whilst someone who sits on a couch and does nothing gets weaker.

Skill is how the semblance is used. Pyrrha is vary good at controlling semblance and can use it on both a large and small scale, she can make manipulations so subtle people don't notice. Someone else with polarity might be the same strength but unable to make such subtle manipulations on not have been creative or intelligent enough to have thought of doing so.