Putin has a black belt in judo. He is Honorary President of the
European Judo Union and Honorary President of the
 International Judo Federation.


8th Dan attributed to Vladimir Putin 

http://www.eju.net/news?mode=showNewsItem&id=1917&portalId=21

 

amazon.co.uk offered a DVD learning Judo with Putin.

Why isn't it possible that western politics deals normally with him.

Western people have to press Merkel, Cameron and others to that.