Andō Karoyan (Kotoōshū) opened his own stable of wrestlers, Naruto stable (鳴戸部屋 Naruto-beya) in April 2017.
He is the first European-born sumo wrestler to run his own stable and the third wrestler born outside Japan.
His title is sumo elder Naruto Katsunori.
The stable started with three wrestlers, including a 20-year-old Bulgarian junior wrestling champion.
Having studied training theory at Nippon Sport Science University following his retirement, he was keen to develop his own training methods based on his sumo experience and studies at both Bulgarian and Japanese universities.
Andō Karoyan (Kotoōshū) opened his own stable of wrestlers, Naruto stable (鳴戸部屋 Naruto-beya) in April 2017. He is the first European-born sumo wrestler to run his own stable and the third wrestler born outside Japan. His title is sumo elder Naruto Katsunori. The stable started with three wrestlers, including a 20-year-old Bulgarian junior wrestling champion. Having studied training theory at Nippon Sport Science University following his retirement, he was keen to develop his own training methods based on his sumo experience and studies at both Bulgarian and Japanese universities.
Kotoōshū Katsunori