Inhabitant of Tokyo aged above from 20 to 75 years were tested. Many items concerning with exercise ability, performance, physical fitness and physique were measured. Results were as follows.
1) For male, with advancing of age, the forward flexibility was reduced remarkably and backward flexibility tended to be reduced. But the decline of grip strength and vertical jump was a little, jumping reaction time and side step test didn't change. The time of rapid walking of 1500 meter was shortened by ageing. Vital capacity and Zigzag dribble became worse. Systoric blood pressure was high in their twenties.
2) For female, with ageing backward flexibility was reduced remarkably, vertical jump and rapid walking of 1000 meter were reduced slightly. Forward flexibility, grip strength index, jumping reaction time didn't vary. Side step test and zig-zag dribble became worse. The change of vital copacity wasn't found. Increasing tendency of blood pressure wasn't so remarkable.
3) In man, increase of skinfold-thickness was found on abdomen but a little on both upperarm and back with ageing.
4) In woman increase of skinfold thickness was found on both abdomen and back. but a little on upper arm. Up to 40 years the thickness of upper arm skinfold was thicker than that of back, but afterword 40 years it was reversed.
5) The correlation between vertical jump and skinfold thickness wasn't found in middle aged men and women.
6) The measurment values of mean grip strength, wrist girth and skinfold (back + upper arm) were divided in three groups according to their size. Each individuals were classified in three size division of three items. All of the permutations and combinations of those 27 parties were exist. But the frequency of each parties was not equal. The difference among these frequencies were biger in men than in women, in up to 40 years group than in above 40 years group.
7) The correlation between Rohler's Index and abdomen skinfold thickness was not shown.

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We had the tests which were indicated the skill of Kendo and other neuromuscular coordination on the well trained five Kendo Champions and untrained six subjects. The results were as follows.
1) Kendo champions struck with bamboo sword before their go-ahead-foot steped, but untrained subjects showed quite contrary results.
2) The force of blow of untrained group was greater than that of well trained group and the differential value of go-ahead-foot pressure of well trained group was greater than that of untrained group.
3) The time elapsed between the moments touched with both forefingers to the median board was appeared on their right side rather faster in the case of their face in front.
4) Untrained group showed that when their face was turned to the right the touch of right forefinger was more faster and when their face was turned to the left the touch of left forefinger touched faster than the right one. But in the case of well trained group regardless of their face position the touch of left-finger was later, or same, than right one.

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