Dummies are Dumb

[Rias]

In what is sure to be a controversial change, fighting the training dummies will no longer grant skillgain in any combat skill beyond 50. Time to step out of town and into real combat!

Also, don't forget that you can spar with other player characters to increase your combat skills! Simply make an agreement with each other to stop when someone gets too injured, and you should be in virtually no danger of death.