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Honorary title only.....
http://en.ria.ru/world/20131113/184681894/Putin-Earns-Honorary-Grandmaster-Title-in-Taekwondo.html
http://en.ria.ru/world/20131113/184681894/Putin-Earns-Honorary-Grandmaster-Title-in-Taekwondo.html
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Heisenberg
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Putin now "Mr Taekwondo"
afulldeck- Posts : 377
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finarashi- Posts : 507
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In my country about 10 years ago the head of local NOC got 6th dan in Taekwondo. He had never done any martial art.
Cichorei Kano- Posts : 1948
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But he has a "rank certificate" !!afulldeck wrote:Honorary title only.....
http://en.ria.ru/world/20131113/184681894/Putin-Earns-Honorary-Grandmaster-Title-in-Taekwondo.html
"World Taekwondo Federation chief Choue Chung-won presented a black belt and a diploma signifying the much-coveted ninth Dan ranking to Putin during an official visit by the Russian leader to South Korea." (...)
"... an impressively immediate achievement in a sport he is not known to practice."
Well, neither me, nor anyone I have ever met in jûdô in my country or most surrounding countries and who have obtained their black belts before 1985 have "rank certificates". So, that's settled then, although well all practiced our disciplines for years, competed in it, and having standing on that tatami for years teaching judo to kids and adults and contributing in anyway we could to the advancement of the sport.
"Many world leaders and celebrities have been bestowed with honorary titles in martial arts, including US President Barack Obama, who received a taekwondo black belt from his then-South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak in 2009. Others recipients of the honor include the leaders of Pakistan, Indonesia, Honduras, Croatia and Spain."
WTF !!
I guess it came with that Nobel Prize ...
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I have but one comment in response WTF!
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Weird the fact?finarashi wrote:I have but one comment in response WTF!
Cichorei Kano- Posts : 1948
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No, "Winnie The Fooh" ...Emanuele2 wrote:Weird the fact?finarashi wrote:I have but one comment in response WTF!
Heisenberg- Posts : 99
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Many presidents and heads of state are given honorary rank. Putin, though not a TKD guy, at least practices MA. Even has a decent forward judo technique.
Cichorei Kano- Posts : 1948
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Heisenberg wrote:Many presidents and heads of state are given honorary rank. Putin, though not a TKD guy, at least practices MA. Even has a decent forward judo technique.
And ... not even limited to martial arts:
Honorary Doctorate for North-Korean Leader
Judoker- Posts : 13
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Obviously political - maybe the WTF feel that the sport is under threat of having its Olympic status scrutinised by the IOC. Wise move: rack up a few world leaders to argue your case.
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Note to the Bureau of Unfortunate Acronyms ... please add this organization to your list.Judoker wrote:... the WTF ...
NittyRanks- Posts : 109
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Man look at the size of that other guy. It’s pretty cool to watch him trading throws.
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NittyRanks wrote:Man look at the size of that other guy. It’s pretty cool to watch him trading throws.
No "trading throws"...........if Владимир Владимирович wants to throw you, you WILL be thrown !!
finarashi- Posts : 507
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I always thought you could read and did read all the posts? But maybe you have me as "Ignore"BillC wrote:Note to the Bureau of Unfortunate Acronyms ... please add this organization to your list.Judoker wrote:... the WTF ...
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finarashi wrote:I always thought you could read and did read all the posts? But maybe you have me as "Ignore"BillC wrote:Note to the Bureau of Unfortunate Acronyms ... please add this organization to your list.Judoker wrote:... the WTF ...
No, some I do intentionally ignore. But yours I did read ... and for that reason making the recommendation as it is a most worthy suggestion.
finarashi- Posts : 507
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I want the credit for the small jokes I manage to do!
Then I repeat them to you ad nauseam ... Then I pester you with other duller stories ...
Then you start avoiding me and will not do randori with me ...
kuchi waza at work!
Then I repeat them to you ad nauseam ... Then I pester you with other duller stories ...
Then you start avoiding me and will not do randori with me ...
kuchi waza at work!
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