High school students numbered approximately 60,000 players despite the recent decline in the birthrate, and thus shared the highest number of players in martial arts, surpassing the number of Kendo (Japanese art of fencing) players.
高校生では、近年の少子化傾向のなかにあっても競技者数は6万人前後を維持しており、剣道競技者を上回って武道では最も競技者が多い