Breathing Styles

Breathing Styles (呼 (こ) 吸 (きゅう) 法 (ほう) , Kokyū Hō^?) are swordsmanship styles practiced and taught by members of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Overview

Breathing Styles are swordsmanship styles that makes use of an esoteric breathing technique known as Total Concentration Breathing (全 (ぜん) 集 (しゅう) 中 (ちゅう) の呼 (こ) 吸 (きゅう) , Zen Shūchū no Kokyū^?) practiced and taught by members of the Demon Slayer Corps and are used in combat by Demon Slayers.

All known Breathing Style currently taught within the Demon Slayer Corps is derived from Sun Breathing, the first one ever created. The majority of known Breathing Styles mimic a certain element of nature (i.e. Flame, Water and Wind) and replicates it with the user's movements, techniques and abilities. The weapon attacks of Demon Slayers who use Breathing Styles are also longer ranged, possibly due to shockwaves or air pressure generated from their weapon itself when swinging and striking.

Training

To train your breathing, head over to the Butterfly Estate and search for Gourds. Next to them will be training mats. Press T on your keyboard (B for Xbox consoles) to do sit-ups. Sit-ups are required to progress through the Gourds. The requirements are as shown below:

• Extremely Small Gourd: 200 sit-ups; Level 18
• Small Gourd: 400 sit-ups; Level 25
• Regular: 700 sit-ups; Level 38
• Big: 900 sit-ups; Level 64

Breaking the Big Gourd gives you the fastest breathing speed in-game, as well as a speed boost when breathing.

Trivia

• The names of Breathing Styles are very strict. For example, Flame Breathing (炎 (ほのお) の呼 (こ) 吸 (きゅう) , Honō no kokyū^?) should never be referred to as Fire Breathing (火 (ひ) の呼 (こ) 吸 (きゅう) , Hi no kokyū^?).