Brodik Henderson is coming to visit Taiwan in the near future, a sumo friend in Japan told me today. First he needs to learn the ropes of Sumo life in Tokyo and then later, his stable master will let him travel to Taiwan. Perhaps in 2016. See his bio and Sumo story here: he recently made into ranks of Japan’s major sumo league is wrestling Sunday July 12 as his debut in Nagoya:
Link to Canada papers:
metronews.ca/sports/1422750/cana … nese-sumo/
TOKYO – Canadian Brodik Henderson is hoping his prowess in the remote world of U.S. amateur sumo wrestling will translate into a professional career in the heartland of Japan’s ancient sport.
The 20-year-old native of Victoria, British Columbia, who stands 6-foot-7 and weighs 360 pounds, will make his debut at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament which begins on Sunday.
Henderson, whose ring name is Homarenishiki, won the men’s openweight title at the U.S. Sumo Open last year. But winning in U.S. amateur sumo and succeeding in a sport steeped in ancient rituals and Japanese tradition are two completely different things.