The Wind Breathing (風の呼吸, Kaze no kokyū?) is one of the five Breathing Styles derived directly from the Sun Breathing. The Wind Breathing is comprised of many sword techniques that utilize the air around them to generate powerful whirlwind and tornado attacks that can be used for both offense and defense.
The Breathing Style was originally developed & taught by Yoriichi Tsugikuni to an unknown student, who could not master the Sun Breathing and was instead trained in a specific alternative breathing style to better suit his student's specific strengths and weaknesses eventually becoming an independent breathing all together. The same is applicable for all the other main Branch Breathing Styles.[1]
The Beast Breathing, despite being independently developed by Inosuke Hashibira, is a derivative of the Wind Breathing, so it can be assumed that both styles use an enhanced sense of touch in their techniques.
Breathing Style Relationship Chart
Techniques
- First Form: Dust Whirlwind Cutter (壱ノ型 鹿旋風・削ぎ, Ichi no kata: Jin Senpū・Sogi?)[2] - The swordsman dashes forward and slashes in a horizontal cyclone pattern.
- Second Form: Claws-Purifying Wind (弐ノ型 爪々・科戸風, Ni no kata: Sōsō・Shinato Kaze?)[3] - The swordsman lifts the sword upwards towards the right, above their head and unleashes four vertical slashes down on the enemy like claws.
- Third Form: Clean Storm Wind Tree (参ノ型 晴嵐風樹, San no kata: Seiran Fūju?)[4] - The swordsman unleashes a whirlwind of slashes around their body that can defend them from incoming attacks and slice up their surroundings.
- Fourth Form: Rising Dust Storm (肆ノ型 昇上砂塵嵐, Shi no kata: Shōjō Sajinran?)[5] - The swordsman creates several slashes above him from below their target.
- Fifth Form: Cold Mountain Wind (伍ノ型 木枯らし颪, Go no kata: Kogarashi Oroshi?)[6] - The swordsman creates several circular arched slashes that increase in size from above their target.
- Sixth Form: Black Wind Mountain Mist (陸ノ型 黒風烟嵐, Roku no kata: Kokufū Enran?)[7] - The swordsman rotates their body in a uppercut movement, creating a tornado of slashes.
- Seventh Form: Gale - Sudden Gusts (漆ノ型 頸風・天狗風, Shichi no kata: Keifū - Tengu Kaze?)[8] - The swordsman leaps into the air while swinging their blade which generates gale-force winds to shred their opponent apart.
- Eighth Form: Primary Gale Slash (捌ノ型 初烈風斬り, Hachi no kata: Sho Rekkaza Kiri?)[9] - The swordsman leaps into the air and swings their blade which generates circular torrents of wind.
- Ninth Form: Idaten Typhoon (玖ノ型 韋駄天台風, Ku no kata: Idaten Taifū?)[10] - The swordsman backflips into the air and while upside-down, unleashes a powerful gust of circular wind.
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