Nov 21, 2014 · Vladimir Putin has been awarded an eighth-degree karate black belt, the Russian Kyokushin-kan Karate-do Federation said Friday.

Nov 21, 2014 · Russian President Vladimir Putin has been awarded an eighth-degree black belt in the martial arts sport of Kyokushin karate, the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS reports. Kyokushin is a style of...

From his well-known passion for judo and karate to mountain skiing, hiking, and even car racing – the Russian leader is in perfect shape and excels at many sports. It is a little-known fact that...

Nov 21, 2014 · Vladimir Putin has been honing his hand-to-hand combat skills and has received an eighth dan black belt in Kyokushin Karate. This emerged as Mikhail Gorbachev blasted him for getting big...

Nov 24, 2014 · Vladimir Putin is boning up on his hand-to-hand combat skills. The Russian president received an 8th dan black belt in in the kyokushin-kan form of karate from the Kyokushin-kan International...

Nov 21, 2014 · Russian President and martial arts aficionado Vladimir Putin has been awarded a black belt in Kyokushin karate, according to NTV.ru. The Russian leader already holds a ninth degree black belt...

Nov 22, 2014 · Washington: Vladimir Putin has earned his 8th degree black belt in a form of karate called Kyokushin. The 62-year-old President of Russia has been a student of this art, in which fighters do...

Nowadays, judo is going through a renaissance. Russian president Vladimir Putin plays a major role in this. A huge fan of judo, he says that in his life and work he often relies on the...

Mar 2, 2022 · Russian President Vladimir Putin received the honorary black belt back in Nov. 2013 from World Taekwondo, the international governing body of the sport. He is known to be a fan of martial arts....

Apr 6, 2022 · A teenage karate star has become the youngest Russian soldier sent to his death by Vladimir Putin in the war in Ukraine. Vladislav Balakhnin, 18, was a black belt like the Kremlin autocrat...