LEARN JUDO WITH ME, VLADIMIR PUTIN

Prime Minister and former President of the Russian Federation teaches YOU how to become a JUDO expert ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) -- Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin is out on video as a judo master. The former president has already been shown by the Russian media at the wheel of a massive racing truck, shirtless on a fishing excursion, and tracking a tiger through the Siberian forest -- images designed to boost his public profile. On Tuesday, he presented an instructional judo DVD that bears his name and shows him throwing an opponent to the mat. "Let's Learn Judo with Vladimir Putin" is the product of collaboration between Putin -- a black belt -- and other judo enthusiasts, including former World and Olympic judo champion Yasuhiro Yamashita. It apparently was privately made and intended mainly for Russians studying judo. Early Tuesday morning, minutes into his 56th birthday, Putin talked about the video at a presentation before journalists and other guests at a state-owned venue. Putin said the video's title was little more than an "advertising trick." Anyone who watches it "will be learning not from your humble servant but from real geniuses" of the martial art, he said. Portions of the promotion and the video were shown on Russian television later Tuesday. The video depicted a black-clad Putin talking about the history and philosophy of judo, as well as a white-robed Putin demonstrating moves against a practice partner -- and throwing him to the mat several ...



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