Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has a black belt in judo, which, as he likes to say, has taught him an important life lesson—flexibility.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, one of the most powerful men in the world, is in the building. Putin is currently ...

Billionaire gas pipe baron Arkady Rotenberg, 73, a former judo partner and 'close associate' of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, had been hit with personal sanctions by the UK government even before ...

The new stamps depict a man resembling Russian President Vladimir Putin being flipped during a judo match with a young boy Ukraine has issued postage stamps featuring a mural by renowned UK ...

Putin is a black belt in judo and has spent five decades studying ... those guys would give Klitschko a run for his money, but I don't think Vladimir Putin would." Michelino added that, as a ...

In his youth Putin was a judo champion in his home city of Leningrad, now called St. Petersburg. In 2008, he starred in a judo video titled: "Let's Learn Judo With Vladimir Putin." In his bid to ...

As Vladimir Putin nears his 70th birthday on Friday ... a Russian martial art, and then judo. He was determined and disciplined, and by the time he was 18 had a judo black belt and third place ...