Vladimir Putin to Teach Nicolas Sarkozy Judo
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese judo coach Yasuhiro Yamashita hold a master class for the trainees in St. Petersburg December 24, 2005.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese judo coach Yasuhiro Yamashita hold a master class for the trainees in St. Petersburg December 24, 2005.
Rivals for sexiest statesman status, Vladimir Putin and Nicolas Sarkozy may soon fight it out tete-a-tete. The black-belt Russian prime minister agreed to show the French president his martial arts moves, Putin told the French newspaper Le Figaro.
The former Russian president, a champion judoka, said Sarkozy "is interested in martial arts and we have decided to do some training together," according to Reuters.
Putin, 55, is known for his skills in the martial art of judo, according to Reuters, which reported that Sarkozy, though not known to practice martial arts, has been seen jogging.
Sarkozy’s office has not confirmed the training session.
