This article inquires in to the influence of physical education thought under Chinese national spirit education during the Sino-Japanese War period and expounds on positive and negative influences. Positive influences include: I .boosting civilian and military morale and coalesce a common will to lay the foundation for the victor)' of the Sino-Japanese War:2.helping the inheritance of the purpose of education and continuing the further development by the Constitution of national spirit;3.promoting the universal popularization of physical education;4.strengthening the physical constitution of the people to create a strong country for the people. Negative influences include: 1.the mix-up of physical education and military affairs led to the conceptual confusion in physical education;2.physical education degenerated into an instrument of political struggle, thus affecting the normal development of physical education. Finally, the article puts forth conclusions on this series of papers for reference in thinking about the current-stage promotion of physical education.