Vladimir Putin Judo Video.

[arnisador]

Putin's Defense Maneuvers Now on Video (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5golIAeAwqSmUPxROu0s6h1gDrtggD8TM0FOG0)



President Vladimir Putin is known for his political maneuvers. Now, everyone can check out his moves in another area of expertise: judo.Putin, a black belt, said Friday that he and Yasuhiro Yamashita, a world and Olympic judo champion from Japan, have made an instructional video together.


The news came after Putin got a message of greeting from Yamashita during an opening ceremony at Toyota Motor Corp.'s new assembly plant near his hometown of St. Petersburg.
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Putin co-authored a judo manual several years ago.


His physical fitness helped build his popularity among Russians after years with the hard-drinking and chronically ill Boris Yeltsin[...]

[arnisador]

A Google news search turns up some pics of him in action. The third pic is of him with Yasuhiro Yamasita. A bit more on Judo in Russia here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7157156.stm).

[arnisador]

Sarkozy limbers up for judo lessons from Putin (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/france_sarkozy_putin_dc)


Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a champion judoka, could soon be flooring France's Nicolas Sarkozy with some of his famous throws after agreeing to pass on some of his black belt skills to the French president.

"He (Sarkozy) is interested in martial arts and we have decided to do some training together," Putin was quoted as saying in an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro published on Saturday.

[R. Mike Snow]

That is really interesting Arnisador. I wish our politicians would try to build bridges through sportsmanship. Instead of squabbling over natural resources that we have been held hostage with by the financially elite in this country. I am for anything that opens a friendly dialog and pomotes good health as well.

[arnisador]

I'm with you!

[arnisador]

Russia's Vladimir Putin Releases Instructional Judo DVD (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,433786,00.html)


On Tuesday, he presented an instructional judo DVD that bears his name and shows him throwing an opponent to the mat.


"Let's Learn Judo with Vladimir Putin" is the product of collaboration between Putin — a black belt — and other judo enthusiasts, including former World and Olympic judo champion Yasuhiro Yamashita. It apparently was privately made and intended mainly for Russians studying judo.