Count words in a string method?

public class TestStringCount {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    int count=0;
    boolean word= false;
    String str = "how ma ny wo rds are th ere in th is sente nce";
    char[] ch = str.toCharArray();
    for(int i =0;i<ch.length;i++){
        if(!(ch[i]==' ')){
            for(int j=i;j<ch.length;j++,i++){
                if(!(ch[j]==' ')){
                    word= true;
                    if(j==ch.length-1){
                        count++;
                    }
                    continue;
                }
                else{
                    if(word){
                        count++;
                    }
                    word = false;
                }
            }
        }
        else{
            continue;
        }
    }
    System.out.println("there are "+(count)+" words");      
    }
}