William de Berg “… Judo in reality is not a mere sport or game. I regard it as a principle of life, art and science. In fact, it is a means for personal cultural attainment.” ~ Kano Jigoro Russian President Vladimir Putin, the pre-eminent world leader of the 21st Century, has been described as a geopolitical chess master, but if there is anything in his personal as opposed to professional experience that helps explain his geopolitical acumen it is his involvement in the martial arts, specifically judo. In his autobiography…
