Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Putin's love of judo causes boom in Russia
The Russian leader has been a big judo fan for over a half century. Vladimir Putin was a national level judo player in his youth. He paid a visit to the Kodokan, the world headquarters of judo in Tokyo in 2000 and demonstrated some techniques and was awarded his 6th dan grade. In 2012, he became the first Russian to have been awarded the eighth dan, the highest honor, and status in judo that is achieved by only a few judo fighters in the world.
He not only still practices it regularly but also promotes the sport in his country. Why is he so keen on judo?
Judo was created in 1882 by Kano Jigoro Shihan. It is an educational method derived from the traditional Japanese martial arts, jujutsu. According to Kodokan, the principle of judo is "maximum efficient use of physical and mental energy." Practical application of this principle could contribute much to human and social development, including "mutual prosperity for self and others", which is defined as the proper goal of training.
It seems the principle of judo helps him keeps self-discipline to play his highly complicated job.
Enjoy reading and thinking what principles do other world leaders have, if any.
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