Here’s an animation practice that focused on weight and timing with a heavy axe. I studied weight for the first two attacks by using the reference movement and poses. However, I tried to change some of the movement differently for the last attack to develop my own animation.
Akali Rig: https://agora.community/content/akali-maya
Axe Model: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/medieval-melee-weapons-db243eb9ff764abea04fe70a053d3586
Final animation
Side view playblast
Reference: Animation by Seong Minki