You might remember when Putin reportedly saved a camera crew from a rampaging Tiger. Well now the former King of the Former Commies is at it again. It seems that he's going to kick the President of Frances ass.
Well not really, but close...
First off, the fact that the former head of the KGB knows a Martial art is not surprising, the fact that he's a Black-Belt wearing Champion is.Reuters wrote: PARIS (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a champion judo, 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.
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"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)
So to the subject at hand, is Putin in fact on some sort of myth building campaign? He takes down Tiger's, he took down the French President?
What's next pistols at dawn with the Queen?