how do you get skills? I've looked all around and can't find any, not even the dojo seems to help. Is there a specific character I need to pester to get skills?
Hey, for your current game progress only two skills are available.
Once Gina reached skill level 2, she can ask Jade to teach her a special move. That is the "G-Force Gale", and it makes the Boss fight so much easier, since you can time Block Breaks more easily and build way stronger combos.
After Gina has her G-Force Gale she can become the bouncer at the brothel. From this moment on you can train Stella there, helping her reach Skill Level 1 and teach her "Pocket Sand". That one is not really helpful against the Assbringer, but just having Stella on Skill Level 1 makes a small difference too.