User blog comment:TheNewProtagonist/Vol. 2 Episode 5 - Uh... yay, buildup?/@comment-3146930-20140831182523/@comment-17099359-20140831214217

That's not true.They did give him the usra fight in the last volume.Where he took the thing on pretty much by himself to save Cardin.Sure he hasn't been gaving much of a chance to show his improvement in this volume the focus as just shifted from team RWBY.They do show him working that it.