Heiko Bittmann

Heiko Bittmann studied Japanese Studies and sports science at the universities of Tübingen and Kanazawa from 1987 to 1993. From 1993 to 1998, he held a scholarship at Kanazawa University, where he received his doctorate in 1999 for a dissertation on the teaching of karate. He worked there as an assistant professor from 2001 and as a professor from 2009. His research focused on Japanese culture and sports, particularly the martial arts. He published several essays and monographs on Japanese martial arts.