Putin, Steven Seagal Open Martial Arts Center in Moscow

    Russian President Vladimir Putin and action movie star Steven Seagal teamed
    up Wednesday to open a new martial arts center in Moscow.

   Putin and Seagal were guests of honor at the official opening of the Sambo – 70

   center, wich holds a sports school and a 1,600 – capacity fight venue.

    Various martial arts are created for including boxing, sumo and the Russian

    fighting style of sambo, and there are also gymnastics facilities.

    Seagal has made several visits to Russia, where his films are hugely popular

    and often broadcast on network TV. 

    After the opening, Putin discussed the development of children’s sport in

    Russia with sports coaches and experts.

    Vladimir Putin at the Sambo – 70 center in southwest Moscow.

    Vladimir Putin, Steven Seagal and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin at the

    Sambo – 70 center in southwest Moscow.