Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-410526-20160702223237/@comment-5414004-20160704112248

WarrenWitch wrote: Regarding Ruby's semblance, Winter did say that a semblance is like a muscle: the more one uses it the stronger it becomes. So 6-8 months fighting for ones' life using everything available to him/her including repeated use of a semblance is bound to have a great effect on it. I love Ruby's new fighting style. It's ferocious, and even more fast paced than before. However, we know she is extremely capable against the Grimm(even more so now). What I'm more ineterested in is seeing her fight against another human. All the examples we've seen(aside from episode 1) haven't been very helpful in depicting actual combat skills against a human opponent. I definitely want to see much more of that from Ruby this volume. Ruby vs. Cinder is a match for which I patiently await.

I liken Beacon to College. It's extremely beneficial, but not necessary to survive. I would presume that since RNJR has been outside of the kingdom on their own for quite some time, they could very well be considered upper 2nd or 3rd year students at this point. There's no better school than life. This also makes sense since Blake never went to one of the combat schools yet she had the skills to match those that did, it was WF training and fighting for survival that honed her skills, likely what'll be happening with her every day now not unlike RNJR.