Vladimir Putin's sporting abilities have been praised by a former judo champ. Despite not being a professional, 71 year old Putin is reportedly quite handy with the martial arts discipline.

Russian president Vladimir Putin honored martial arts star Steven Seagal with the Order of Friendship recognition. The decree credited the “On Deadly Ground” actor, who holds Russian an… ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday bestowed a state decoration on Steven Seagal, the American actor and martial artist who also holds Russian citizenship. Seagal, known for his appearances ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme during a martial arts event in St Petersburg April 14, 2007.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, known to be a martial arts enthusiast, is seen practicing judo in 2016. Steven Seagal, pictured in 2022, opened the Typhoon All-Russian Aikido Center in Moscow ...

"I will certainly discuss this issue with your President during my visit, suggest we cooperate on a mutual basis, and ask him to support initiatives of young people, athletes, in order to expand ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and actor, martial artist and Special Representative of Russian Foreign Ministry on Cultural connections, Steven Seagal (R), on May 30, 2024, in Moscow, Russia.

MOSCOW, November 8. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin watched a show of the Japanese House of Martial Law Nippon Budokan in Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium on Saturday. The event took place ...

Putin this week awarded Seagal an Order of Friendship medal. Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and Steven Seagal visit a newly-built sports complex in Moscow on March 13, 2013. Alexei Nikolsky/AFP ...

Short recounts Putin’s hardscrabble childhood in postwar Leningrad, his indifferent academic record, and the German and martial arts teachers who saved him from an unpromising future.