User blog comment:SomeoneYouUsedToKnow/SYUTK's V4E7 - MEGAChristmas -Impressions/Recap/@comment-9090085-20161228142133/@comment-9090085-20161228234612

1. He probably didn't. Sure, he was when he was actually punched, but when he was blocking Ruby's shots, he wasn't looking at her or Qrow; in his mind nether of them was a threat. So when he did look at Qrow, he ether didn't have time to dodge/block or didn't think it would hurt.

Plus, there are some plausible explanations for why Qrow is better at hand-to-hand combat then the average hunter: he's a drunkard, and likely gets into barfights all the time, where punching is the name of the game; and he was on a team with a brawler - Taiyang, who might have given him a few pointers.

2. Have you ever heard of Never bring a Knife to a Fist Fight ? Qrow only uses his weapon to fight when he has it, so if Tyrian fights him unarmed he as to contend with 4 limbs; while if he fights him when he has his weapon he only has to deal with 1, making Qrow more predicable.

In addition, when Qrow walks rather then runs to his weapon, he projects the image - true of not - that he is no less dangerous without his weapon. So, instead of mindlessly attacking like a Creature of Grimm, Tyrian waits patently for Qrow to devote time and focus to pulling his weapon out of the wall, leaving himself vulnerable to attack.

3. Seriously though, since when did Badass people stop being Badass when they so much as get hit? Or are Badass people not capable of making mistakes? Which I'd say is freaking stupid - Not only is that a good way lose the audience's investment in the characters, but the final moments of this fight are basically 3 mistakes in quick succession:

- Ruby makes the mistake of butting into Qrow's fight, when she doesn't have the skill to protect herself, forcing Qrow to split his focus between fighting Tyrian and protecting her.

- Qrow makes the mistake of protecting Ruby from a 2-by-4, when Ruby's Aura might have regenerated to the point that that that wouldn't seriously hurt her. (Heck, a more callous individual might let it fall on her, just to get her to stop interfering in the fight.)

- Tyrian makes the mistake of ignoring Ruby and striking past her to hit Qrow, leaving his tail open to attack from her.

Really, the idea that Badasses must be perfect, flawless, and invincible - like say Superman - is just dumb in my mind. Superman is the most boring character I can think of off the top of my head after all.