>>5830938I don't know what kind of scene this is but I suggest starting from a neutral pose. You start the gif with the character's arm already up, you don't give us time to anticipate the swipe-- animate him winding his arm back. His body at the start is also too stiff, he needs to lean backwards to build up the force. For the head, I suggest animate him closing his eyes slightly before he winds his arm back to build anticipation of something violent about to happen. You should also animate his ears tilting all the way down when he closes his eyes (like how dogs hide their ears when they're angry). You have him close his eyes at the about the same time he swipes the knife, people can't focus on all these events at once so space everything out. Do follow-through with the tail, it should move towards the background after the swipe. There's also no follow-through on his cheek hair, make it go up and down as his moves his head. There's a strange wobble in his head as he comes back up after the swipe. Make his torso turn a bit more during the swipe. The arm just suddenly stops moving after the swipe and locks into position, keep lowering it down a little bit before stopping the movement. When he bends down his pelvis stays at the same height, it should go drop down a bit as his legs bend
