Of course I didn't plan to get blown up, but we had a higher chance of winning of Yang lasted longer and I took out a huge chunk of Flynt's aura even if I had to take myself out to do it. I made a call, and it was the right one.

Pyrrha's been teaching you about aura, right? So you know it's used for offense, defense, instincts, and semblances. You probably noticed I use my semblance far more often in battle than most people do, so that's why less of my aura can be utilized for defensive strategies- which, as I said, is fine provided I avoid severe hits.

[ She really really really wants to know how he got through combat school. She can't think of any way to ask that isn't insulting though, and she's trying very hard to keep to her moderately non-insulting goals with Jaune since she finally decided he was worth not constantly insulting. Focus on aura, Weiss. ]

Aura recovers quickly enough as long as it isn't taken out completely, though. [ She hesitates for a moment and then points to the scar over her eye, then indicates the back of her left hand too. ] This is what happens when you keep taking damage after your aura is depleted. Though my aura has improved significantly since my first day at Beacon, but.. most of that goes toward developing my glyphs anyway. It helps that I already have a map for exactly where they're supposed to go since my family's semblances are genetic, so we've had a long time to develop them.

So to answer your question, my aura is strong but I use it differently than most people.