Taichung was the first center of karate fever, and 1200 people are now enrolled in classes, most of the students being of high school or college age.
我國空手道協會對全國空手道運動人口的數字，並無詳盡的統計。但可知全省最早發展空手道的台中市風氣最盛，目前有一千二百人在練習，其中以初中、高中、大學生佔大多數。