Roaring Spirits - Aikido Snow Leopard Concept

Few months ago, I sketched out a concept of a couple of characters and one of those was an Aikido-based catl. Similar to Zhana, she has ice-type spirit ability, though Zhana isn't as elemental heavy as the snow leopard would be.

I've had this character idea for some time now, and I know I want her to have a stoic and 'cold' (ha) appearance in combat, but outside battle, someone who can be fluffy and have a timid side to her before she opens up. (This might be a little bit contradictory so I'm still gonna workshop it a bit more)

Also another trait of her is that she is blind! More often than not, she is entirely a defensive fighter, focusing on counter attacking and counter throws, using feinting attacks and feinting her own image, usually through ice remnants. Her ice clones serve as another sensory thing for her, clones could detect her opponents heat or detonate with shards. Her ability to sense user's spirit energy without direct visuals would play in large with that.

 Hmmm... maybe she's a 3d artist major, with a focus on sculpting, i'm sure she'd be pretty good at making ice statues. :)