This thread is basically an improvement showcase thread and what I learned from several animators.
I will update this over time.

The format for the date is (DD/MM/YY)
Energy Explosion - DanmarK (15/12/12)
So I asked DanmarK to teach me some basic effects, he showed me an animation and I observed it, this is what I got:
http://www.fileize.com/view/5b271e35-a0d/

Feel free to CnC everything here.

Nice particles

stickguy was stiff, and there didnt seemed to be much anticipation.

love the effects :) great job, use those effects to ur advantage in the future!

I didn't focus much on the figure, more on the effects, but thanks.

it seems you are a good student. nice effects

Pretty good. You can do bigger particles.
It would look better rather than small particles with the same size.