Enthusiasm has since flagged, however, and currently only 400-500 people are enrolled in classes in the Taipei metropolitan area. Conditions are less than ideal in Taiwan for being Chinese, female, and interested in karate.
這種情形對空手道未來的發展影響很大，蘇尚志表示，一方面是可供培育的人才大量減少，恐無以為繼；另一方面是少量的人口引不起教育部的注意，無法列入體育教材。