{"id":5804,"date":"2022-02-05T23:14:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T21:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.presidentofgalaxy.com\/?p=5804"},"modified":"2025-11-16T10:59:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T08:59:54","slug":"vladimir-putin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.presidentofgalaxy.com\/en\/vladimir-putin\/","title":{"rendered":"Vladimir Putin \u2013 interpreting Putin's personality based on his judo."},"content":{"rendered":"

I read one led by Katrine Kielos<\/a>, vars ledare jag brukar tycka om \u00e4ven om de \u00e4r l\u00e4tt v\u00e4nster drivna. Hon skrev en l\u00f6sryckt mening om Vladimir Putin: ”I dagens\u00a0ryska politik \u00e4r det emellertid best\u00e4mda kast av den typ som judo-m\u00e4staren Putin har bakom r\u00f6dvita b\u00e4ltet som r\u00e4knas. Inte schackm\u00e4star elegans.”\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tactical thinking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Det \u00e4r uppenbart att Kielos inte har en aning om vad judo \u00e4r f\u00f6r sport och att placera judo som kontrast till schack \u00e4r felaktigt. B\u00e5da sporterna, som \u00e4r stora sporter i Ryssland, p\u00e5minner mycket om varandra i elegans – en del har kallat judo f\u00f6r sportens schack d\u00e4r man m\u00e5ste vara slug f\u00f6r att vinna \u00f6ver motst\u00e5ndet.

Putin \u00e4r inte den enda makthavaren som ut\u00f6ver judo och delar intresset med tex premi\u00e4rministern Justin Trudeau i Kanada och \u00a0Teddy Roosevelt<\/a> who practiced both judo and jui jutsu. The former Mongolian president Khaltmaagiin Battulga<\/a> \u00e4r ocks\u00e5 en\u00a0 v\u00e4rldsm\u00e4stare i sambobrottning och ansvarade f\u00f6r sitt lands judo f\u00f6rbund.

Judo \u00e4r Putin och min favoritsport men med olika syften. Vi kanske b\u00f6rjade f\u00f6r att forma oss som individer och sj\u00e4lv har jag en samh\u00f6righet med andra i sporten som \u00e4r sv\u00e5r att f\u00f6rklara. Putin har ett entourage av oligarker i sin n\u00e4rmsta krets som inte kastar honom utan l\u00e5ter han leva i en bubbla. F\u00f6r mig \u00e4r det inte judo. Judon har 7 grundprinciper och han bryter mot alla.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Det mest avsl\u00f6jande med Putins judo \u00e4r inte tekniken i sig \u2013 det \u00e4r att han aldrig blir kastad. I alla videoklipp ser vi samma m\u00f6nster: landslagsspelare som artigt l\u00e5ter sig kastas, kombinationer som fungerar f\u00f6r att motst\u00e5ndaren samarbetar, kast som avslutas perfekt eftersom ingen g\u00f6r motst\u00e5nd.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

F\u00f6r en judoka \u00e4r detta det v\u00e4rsta och tr\u00e5kigaste s\u00e4ttet att tr\u00e4na. Man utvecklar inga f\u00f6rsvar, man testar aldrig sina tekniker mot verkligt motst\u00e5nd, man l\u00e4r sig aldrig hur det k\u00e4nns att f\u00f6rlora \u2013 och hur man tar sig ur en f\u00f6rlorande position. Det \u00e4r lika tr\u00e5kigt som att spela schack d\u00e4r motst\u00e5ndaren alltid f\u00f6rlorar p\u00e5 f\u00f6rutbest\u00e4mt s\u00e4tt. Om du inte har empati kommer du till andra slutsatser.<\/em>

Judo is very much a psychological sport, which is based on game theory where you have to choose a strategy based on and how you choose to wrestle based on the opposition. Judo involves using the opponent's strength and movements to one's own advantage. It requires strategic thinking, planning and quick decisions during the match. Putin has proven to be a skilled judo practitioner and this may indicate that he has an ability to analyze situations and act quickly.

You have to know your opponent, find their weakness and figure out how to use their weakness to your advantage. If you face a worse opponent, you aim for attacks where he is not prepared to gain an advantage or a win with a beautiful throw or hold. If you meet a significantly weaker opponent, you adapt your strength to the opposition and show humility instead of humiliating the opponent, even if it means winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discipline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Judo is a demanding martial art that requires discipline, patience and hard work to achieve success. Putin has shown strong discipline and determination in his judo involvement, which may indicate these qualities in other areas of his life and work as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sport requires years of training to become a master and discipline to take on hard throws. Being thrown doesn't hurt when you're young, but with increasing age and stiffness you have to count on injuries and that it hurts if you meet younger opponents who are physically stronger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone who practices judo has a unique behavior pattern that reveals how to act instinctively in a certain situation and how to get out of difficult situations. Putin has trained and enjoyed throwing for several years in St. Petersburg, which of course has shaped his personality and in his innermost circle are the "Ozera oligarchs" where there are many judo partners from his youth as the oligarch and judo buddy Arkady Rotenerg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diseases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Intelligence services are studying Vladimir Putin's psyche and a Pentagon report<\/a> who received much publicity speculated that he might have Asperger's. If intelligence services study Putin's judo technique in detail, I'm sure it's possible to read his behaviors and try to read how he acts instinctively but nothing that gives a shaky impression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fool the opponent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, military strategists have about the new Russian military doctrine<\/a> which was written by Machmut Garejev had great impact in understanding Putin's actions with hybrid warfare. One can also understand hybrid warfare through judo because the sport is holistic and is based on using attacks, feints, feints, moving the opponent's strength against the opponent and attacking where the opponent is weakest to dominate and win the match or training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jag fr\u00e5gade en idrottspsykolog p\u00e5 judof\u00f6rbundet om hon visste n\u00e5got om Putins judokunskaper  och fick svaret att han hade g\u00e5tt fr\u00e5n 1:a dan till 8:e dan p\u00e5 v\u00e4ldigt kort tid. (Enligt wikipedia har han 6:e dan i judo och 6:e dan i karate). Att ta dan-grader i den hastigheten \u00e4r inte realistiskt f\u00f6r normala personer – men som politiker har han f\u00f6rdelar f\u00f6r att n\u00e5 de olika m\u00e4stargraderna (dangraderna).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judo has shaped his thinking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Putin has definitely practiced a lot of judo in his life and the sport has had a great importance in his life. He himself has said that he sees judo as a philosophy that emphasizes that it is nothing for the faint of heart. According to a article in Huffington post<\/a> he started when he was 11 years old after trying partner wrestling.

According to Wikipedia, he is the chairman of the Yawara Dojo in Saint Petersburg and co-authored the book Judo: History, Theory, Practice (2004). <\/i>Hans f\u00f6rsta judotr\u00e4nare hette Anatoly Rakhlin och var en av f\u00e5 som bj\u00f6ds in n\u00e4r Putin f\u00f6rst tillsattes som president f\u00f6rsta g\u00e5ngen. Putin har han \u00e4ven pr\u00f6vat den n\u00e4raliggande sporten sambobrottning som \u00e4r stort i Ryssland och Karate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judo has a strong etiquette and values respect for opponents and coaches. It also emphasizes self-control and discipline. Putin has shown respect for the values of judo and has achieved, among other things, black belts in this martial art. It may indicate that he values these principles and tries to apply them to other aspects of his life and leadership as well. However, at the same time you can criticize him, what happened in Ukraine goes completely against the basic principles of judo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What can be learned from judo?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you examine how an active judoka acts in a judo situation, you can learn a lot about a person's personality because you often act through muscle memory. Almost every person has their own set of judo throws and favorite throws in their arsenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you watch a video of how a judoka acts, you can see Putin's judo style and based on the judo style build hypotheses how he will act in certain situations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Is he offensive in his judo style and takes command?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Is he a defensive player? A defensive judo player waits out the opponent and concentrates on defense techniques and counter-throws and allows the opponent to gain a better starting position.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • What does his grip technique look like and does he try to grab the opponent before a throw?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • How is his carpet work (newaza<\/em>) and does his rely on chokes and neck locks to get to the finish? Is it a quick finish or complicated and advanced series.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Is he trying to trick the opponent into being active or doing something? In judo it is very common to feint and make mock attacks to place the attack in an unexpected place.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Does he have a game plan and what does his approach look like?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Is he prepared to take some risks or is he more conservative in his movement pattern?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • What does his combination techniques look like or is he a more conventional judoka?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    What judo style does Vladimir Putin have?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Putin has no competitive credentials but has made a DVD instructional video with Japanese grandmaster Yamashita on how to practice judo which he released at the age of 56 which he himself described as a marketing gimmick<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In the video, he talks about the importance of judo for his leadership style and ambitions: "Judo is a sport that requires courage, sincerity and pride. Confidence is highly valued as is respect for elders, peers, team and opponents<\/em>”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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