User blog comment:PerhapsTheOtherOne/Speculative Spitballing: The Future of RWBY's Mooks/@comment-108.220.55.74-20150828041704

Ruby could have used her semblance to body slam into the mooks at insanely high speeds to knock them out. But didn't she take out one of the thugs in the From Dust to Dust store with a jump kick through the store window? If so, then Ruby can fight without her weapon, which is a serious continuity error. Or it could be that her confidence comes from her weapon so long as she has it on her, even if she doesn't use it. But that would be complete bullshit.