Sounds to me like you need to use the TRAX editor... With that you create clips (like walkcycles and jumps) and then put them in a sort of playlist and then end up with an animation...
EDIT: Don't really know any tut's on it, I just know a little about it from my Learning Maya 5: Foundation...
Last edited by blomkaal; 07-12-2004 at 08:06 PM.