Posted on 03/15/2013 6:44:54 AM PDT by Pan_Yan
Russian President Vladimir Putin has enlisted Hollywood action man Steven Seagal to help him promote a return to Soviet-era fitness.
The unlikely pair opened a new martial arts center outside Moscow on Wednesday, reports Reuters, to kick off Putins attempt to bring back a mass physical training program first introduced in the 1930s under Joseph Stalin.
The revival of the GTO system (an acronym in Russian which translates as Ready for Work and Defense) could bring major benefits to the country, said Putin, according to a transcript published on the Kremlins official website:
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Putin and Seagal have long been friends, and they regularly meet each other, Putins spokesman told reporters, according to the ITAR-TASS news agency.
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Don’t look it up.
Was his partner DMX? (bald black guy)
Too late. I did. All I can say they definitely enjoy the same “diet.”
What has been seen cannot be unseen.
Or Chuck Norris. He couldn't even kick Chuck Norris' shadows ass.
He could be changing his appearance to play an upcoming role, but as with others who have gone through such a dramatic outer change as he has, I suspect Master Seagal has need of more than just a cook.
Or Chuck Norris. He couldn't even kick Chuck Norris' shadows ass.
Maybe Chuck will send him a Total Gym or whatevertheheckthatis he advertises all the time?
Its called Kill Switch. Check out this YouTube clip of a fight scene and get ready to laugh out loud. Yeah, I think thats a stand-in doing half the punches. Bwahahaha~! :p
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRuiuuKONUQ
Seagal stinks!
Oh my God, that is terrible! That is definitely a stand in. They only use Seagal for head shots.
Putin should just put the old Soviet-era aerobics shows back on...
“Raz....Dva....Tri....Chitiri”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVUaYVjhcTQ
Those poor Russians.
That’s what Vodka is for.
You sir, are wise like Yoda. :)
Glad to teach you I am. :)
When did Alec Baldwin grow a goatee?
The Russians seem to be taking Rodney Dangerfield's advice in "Back to School"...."If you want to look thin, you hang around fat people."
Arrek Bawrrin?
He is worthless!
If you want to look healthy, hang around Keith Richards.
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