Levan enrolled in the National Academy of Sports of Georgia and quickly got interested in sumo, taking part in the World Amateur Sumo Championships in Riesa, Germany. In January 2001, he arrived in Tokyo, Japan, and joined a local sumo school.
Levan signed up for the National Academy of Sports of Georgia and soon became captivated by sumo, competing in the World Amateur Sumo Championships in Riesa, Germany. A year later, in January 2001, he traveled to Tokyo, Japan, and enrolled in a local sumo academy.