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Steven Seagal and Vladimir Putin Open Martial Arts Center Together
Vladimir Putin and Steven Segal joined together to open a new martial arts center in Moscow. The center opened just in time for Putin to also announce the revival of the Soviet-era mass physical fitness program for young people.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and actor Steven Seagal (L) visit a new sports arena on the territory of the Sambo-70 training sports complex in Moscow, March 13, 2013. REUTERS/Aleksey Nikolskyi/RIA Novosti/Pool (RUSSIA – Tags: POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT SPORT) ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS – RTR3EXG3
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Steven Seagal and Vladimir Putin Open Martial Arts Center Together
By Nina Porzucki â?? March 15, 2013 â?? Post a comment
Russian President Vladimir Putin and actor Steven Seagal visit a new sports arena in Moscow (photo: Aleksey Nikolskyi/RIA Novosti/Pool/ Reuters)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and actor Steven Seagal visit a new sports arena in Moscow (photo: Aleksey Nikolskyi/RIA Novosti/Pool/ Reuters)
If Steven Seagal needed a little something extra to round out his repertoire of action film star, energy drink creator, martial arts master, musician, and reincarnated lama, this just might be it.
On Thursday Steven Seagal and his good buddy Vladimir Putin opened up a martial arts center together in Moscow.
With the opening of the new martial arts center Seagal helped Putin launch or re-launch a Soviet-era style mass physical sports program for Russian kids.
Anchor Marco Werman spoke with Moscow correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, Fred Weir about Seagal’s status in Russia.