I've been playing Exalted for the first time for a little while now, and I've noticed that Sorcery is a big fat red herring when it comes to combat. It is a bit like a neon sign screaming "PLEASE RAPE ME."

I play a Twilight gunzoasha commando who got away with his armour (Exalted while assisting a Wyld Hunt, funnily enough. Cross-country assistance deal). He knows a little Terrestrial circle sorcery and a bit of Solar Hero Style, no spare weapons - more a 'punch them in the face until they fall down' sort of thing. How can I make him into a viable combatant? Any particular styles? Hearthstones, artifacts or charms that reduce wp, mote or ticks in sorcery? Switch to Necromancy? Fellate a deathlord?