Watch: Vladimir Putin Beats Judo Champs Like A Pro Until One Female Judoka Takes Him Down
Russian President Vladimir Putin trained with 2016 Olympic bronze medal winner Natalia Kuzyutina during a session in Sochi. The 90-second video shows the Russian President doing flips as he warms up with the rest of the class. He very deftly puts everybody down to the mat one by one flashing his judo expertise.
When Russian President Vladimir Putin hits the Judo mat it means serious business. The 66-year-old Putin trained with 2016 Olympic bronze medal winner Natalia Kuzyutina during a session in Sochi.
The 90-second video shows the Russian President doing flips as he warms up with the rest of the class. He very deftly puts everybody down to the mat one by one, flashing his judo expertise.
JUDO: 66-year-old Vladimir Putin takes down fighters from Russia's judo team pic.twitter.com/khVzShEDp0
¡ª TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) 19 February 2019
The only person who was able to take Putin down was, of course, Natalia Kuziutina.
??? In other news, Vladimir Putin was injured while sparring with Russian Judo athlete Natalia Kuzyutina...
¡ª The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) 16 February 2019
Putin himself is a black belt in Judo! pic.twitter.com/8gRH5HayhC
Russian newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets reported, 'Natalia kept going on and on and finally managed to throw Vladimir Putin over her head'. According to the same report, Putin wasn't upset about his defeat and kissed her head after their little stint.
Putin is known to love the sport and has been seen doing everything from playing ice hockey to riding a horse!
