Posted on 11/14/2013 7:31:10 AM PST by kronos77
He’s already been deemed more powerful than President Obama — and now, he’s even tougher than Chuck Norris. Russian leader Vladimir Putin, on a visit to South Korea, was honored with a ninth-degree black belt from the president of the World Taekwondo Federation — ranking him a notch higher than Norris. Putin, a martial-arts enthusiast, was humbled by the honor. “I’m not sure if I deserve this,” said Putin, a former KGB agent, after receiving the honor. “Let’s call it our campaign to popularize this wonderful martial art. Russia will do its best to contribute to its popularity at home.” Putin, 61, was judo champion of his home town of Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, in his youth, and starred in the instructional video “Let’s Learn Judo With Vladimir Putin” in 2008. The video shows him flipping and tripping various white-robed patsies, none of whom appear to be fighting back.
Putin also has a black belt in judo. He has carefully honed his world wide reputation as a tough guy with such testosterone-filled exploits as shirtless hunting and fishing, playing hockey against professionals and arm wrestling with an American congressman. Earlier, this year Putin teamed up with another movie actor, martial-arts tough guy Steven Seagal, to promote Russia’s weapons market. Seagal also helped Putin promote a fitness program.
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Putin is taking care of (Russian) business, as well as optics.
Steven Seagal, fitness buff.
Before the BoogieMan goes to sleep at night, he checks under his bed for Chuck Norris.
That was my first thought as well!
Next up, etiquette lessons from Miley Cyrus.
Don’t worry, barry will get an honorary 9th degree. Goes with his Nobel Peach Prize.
Chuck Norris likes his meat so rare, he only eats unicorns
He earned it when he pinned Obama on Syria.
HONORARY black belt.
There’s a world of difference.
Sort of like Baraq’s “honorary” degrees, LOL
There is no such thing as evolution. There is simply a list of species Chuck Norris allows to live.
I was ashamed of him before he was “elected”.
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LOL!
When Bruce Banner gets mad, he turns into the Hulk. When the Hulk gets mad, he turns into Chuck Norris.
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