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Putin on the Black Belt?

http://news.aol.com/article/judo-black-belt-putin-shows-off-moves-in/202843?icid=200100397x1210813068x1200687736

That mans ego is so big... think he's compensating for something? :D

Putin should really consider sporting a beard.

There's a raft of Chuck Norris jokes in here, but I can't be arsed.

Putin on the Black Belt?

http://news.aol.com/article/judo-black-belt-putin-shows-off-moves-in/202843?icid=200100397x1210813068x1200687736

Lets not go Russian into things, maybe he really is a black belt and the video is very educational.

In Soviet Russia, ass kicks you!

I think Putin is the only country leader that can still be considered a badass.

I think Putin is the only country leader that can still be considered a badass.

Yep - even the assassins are afraid to take him on. :)

The fact that this will actually improve his polling numbers shows the massive gulf in expectations for leaders between Russia and the west.

His numbers are roughly at 75%. With Bush they have 100% between them. I doubt he needs the improvenment. He just needs to keep up his bad ass image. Go Putin!

After Medevevs term, Putin can run for president of Russia once again!

Medvedev said he'll be seeking re-election. If Putin and Zhirinovsky run, oh my, we might have competition. I mean even amongst the Russians living in the US Putin crushed SPS. But Medevedev and Putin might be some nice competition. That'll be truly interesting! Go 2012!

Putin, the Black Belt, Releases Judo DVD By IRINA TITOVA, AP
posted: 2 HOURS AGOcomments: 169filed under: World NewsPrintShareText SizeAAAST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Oct. 7) - Vladimir Putin is out on video as a judo master. Russian state-controlled media already have shown the powerful prime minister at the wheel of massive racing truck, shirtless on a fishing excursion, and tracking a tiger through the Siberian forest — just a few of the he-man presentations designed to boost his public image.
On Tuesday, he presented an instructional judo DVD that bears his name and shows him throwing an opponent to the mat.
Vladimir Putin, Macho ManKIRILL KUDRJAVTSEV, AFP6 photos Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, no stranger to flaunting his athletic prowess, has released a DVD on how to learn judo. The DVD, a collaboration with other judo experts, is called, 'Let's Learn Judo With Vladimir Putin.' Here, a man displays the DVD Monday in St. Petersburg, Russia.(Note: Please disable your pop-up blocker)

"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.

Early Tuesday morning, minutes into his 56th birthday, Putin talked about the video at a presentation before journalists and other guests at a state-owned venue. Putin said the video's title was little more than an "advertising trick." Anyone who watches it "will be learning not from your humble servant but from real geniuses" of the martial art, he said.

Portions of the promotion and the video were shown on Russian television later Tuesday. The video depicted a black-clad Putin talking about the history and philosophy of judo, as well as a white-robed Putin demonstrating moves against a practice partner — and throwing him to the mat several times.

"In a bout, compromises and concessions are permissible, but only in one case: if it is for victory," Putin says at one point in the video, as Asian-style music plays on the soundtrack.

Putin is a one-time judo champion of his home city St. Petersburg, called Leningrad at the time, and he doesn't hesitate to promote the sport.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin presented an instructional judo DVD that bears his name and shows him throwing an opponent to the mat to journalists and guests in Moscow. This is the latest effort to boost his public image. (Oct. 7)
For instance, the former Russian president has disclosed that French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to take some martial arts lessons.
"He is interested in martial arts, and we have decided to do some training together," Le Figaro, a leading French newspaper, quoted Putin as saying in an interview published last month.
Putin also is an avid skier, and his apparent fitness and devotion to physical activity helped increase his popularity in eight years as president. This contrasted sharply with his hard-drinking and chronically ill predecessor, Boris Yeltsin, who died last year.
"The level of developing of sports undoubtedly defines the level of development of the country itself," Putin said during the video's promotion.
"Without sports, it's impossible to speak of a healthy way of life, about the health of the nation as such," he said.
AP correspondent Steve Gutterman contributed to this story from Moscow.


I'm impressed. :hail:

Yep - even the assassins are afraid to take him on. :)

Thats just honour amoungst theives

If you look at him, he hardly seems a threat. The guy looks like a wimp. So with the power of underestimation, he's a double threat really.

That's what we need, an all out world leader brawl. Just them and their fists. My bet's on Putin after that video.

If you look at him, he hardly seems a threat. The guy looks like a wimp. So with the power of underestimation, he's a double threat really.

Looks can be deceiving. Given his KGB training, he could probably kill you while eating breakfast, without even having to leave the table.

Something tells me that PM Putin got picked on as a child...

What can Putin NOT do?

All are jealous of him.


I vote to make him Tzar of the world.

Looks can be deceiving. Given his KGB training, he could probably kill you while eating breakfast, without even having to leave the table.

Or maybe he could kill you... with breakfast! :eek:

Nevermind.

Or maybe he could kill you... with breakfast! :eek:

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