However, as yet there is no result to be seen. Essentially, this is because few military men have been summoned as instructors and the great majority of school teachers have only had one or two occasions to learn exercises from military men. Generally speaking, the will of school teachers cannot even be spoken of in the same way as that of the military men. The ordinary school teachers do not know how to cultivate an attitude of obedience to superior authority, to develop an attitude of courage like that of the samurai nor do they understand how to teach young people to strictly observe rules and regulations. Therefore, even though there is a subject on physical education in every school, it cannot advance students to the same degree as subjects in intellectual education.
Physical education exists in form only.
While other subjects are steadily developing the students, only physical education has shown no significant result. If this situation persists for long, the people will become weaker and weaker. They will lose courage and be of no use in the defense of the fatherland. Their power to deal with fortune and adversity and to carry out endeavors will decrease, and eventually they will fall into a state where it will be difficult to rescue them. Of course it will be impossible.