North Pole Resident
09-13-2008, 03:14 PM
I think Sarkozy should read the book first before Putin breaks his neck....
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Judo: History, Theory, Practice (Paperback)
by Vladamir Putin (Author), Vasily Shestakov (Author), Alexey Levitsky (Author), George Russell (Preface), Keiko Fukuda (Preface) "Judo owes its origins to a centuries-old tradition of one-on-one military combat that came into being and developed in various schools of jujitsu in medieval..."
http://www.amazon.com/Judo-History-Practice-Vladamir-Putin/dp/1556434456
Sarkozy limbers up for judo lessons from Putin
Sat 13 Sep 2008, 9:47 GMT
PARIS (Reuters) - 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.
A press officer at Sarkozy's office had no immediate comment.
The 55-year-old Putin's prowess in the martial art of judo is well documented and videos of him wearing his black belt and throwing opponents to the ground are easy to find on the Internet.
Sarkozy, 53, was not previously known to have an interest in martial arts. He has often been photographed jogging.
(Reporting by Estelle Shirbon; Editing by Richard Balmforth)
http://africa.reuters.com/odd/news/usnLD230451.html
http://www.kremlin.ru/dyn_images/img99452.jpg
December 24, 2005
SAINT PETERSBURG. Visiting the school complex for high-level sports. With Japanise World and Olimpic Champion Yasuhiro Yamashi ta.
http://neveryetmelted.com/wp-images/Putin.jpg
Judo: History, Theory, Practice (Paperback)
by Vladamir Putin (Author), Vasily Shestakov (Author), Alexey Levitsky (Author), George Russell (Preface), Keiko Fukuda (Preface) "Judo owes its origins to a centuries-old tradition of one-on-one military combat that came into being and developed in various schools of jujitsu in medieval..."
http://www.amazon.com/Judo-History-Practice-Vladamir-Putin/dp/1556434456
Sarkozy limbers up for judo lessons from Putin
Sat 13 Sep 2008, 9:47 GMT
PARIS (Reuters) - 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.
A press officer at Sarkozy's office had no immediate comment.
The 55-year-old Putin's prowess in the martial art of judo is well documented and videos of him wearing his black belt and throwing opponents to the ground are easy to find on the Internet.
Sarkozy, 53, was not previously known to have an interest in martial arts. He has often been photographed jogging.
(Reporting by Estelle Shirbon; Editing by Richard Balmforth)
http://africa.reuters.com/odd/news/usnLD230451.html
http://www.kremlin.ru/dyn_images/img99452.jpg
December 24, 2005
SAINT PETERSBURG. Visiting the school complex for high-level sports. With Japanise World and Olimpic Champion Yasuhiro Yamashi ta.