As a political strongman, Putin's political achievements need not be said. At the time of taking office, Putin used iron-blooded means to suppress the domestic capitalist oligarchy and smash the conspiracy of Western countries to make Russia unable to turn over. Although Russia no longer has the prestige of the Soviet Union in the past, the power of nuclear weapons still deters the West.
In addition to his political achievements, Putin's achievements in martial arts are also good. As we all know, before becoming president of Russia, Putin was an agent of the KGB, a well-known intelligence agency. Due to the needs of intelligence missions, Putin has also practiced a good martial art, and his achievements in judo are well known to the world.
Putin, who has a good martial art, is naturally very curious about the mysterious Chinese martial arts, and even once had the idea of a fight, and now the most representative of traditional Chinese martial arts is the martial monks of the Shaolin Temple. So, if Putin were to compete with the warrior monks of the Shaolin Temple, who would be the winner in the end?
Don't think that this question is whimsical, that the president of a country will not compete with Shaolin martial arts monks. In fact, in 2006, during his visit to China, Putin made a special visit to the Shaolin Temple, the purpose of which was to compete with martial monks, so what was the final result? Why would Putin think of competing with Shaolin warriors? The answers to these questions begin with Putin's relationship with Chinese martial arts.
Putin wants to compete with Shaolin martial arts monks, not to compete, but to truly experience the charm of Chinese martial arts. In fact, Putin will have this kind of thinking, which is also the self-confidence brought by his excellent skills, and it is also related to the personality he has cultivated since childhood.
Teenage Putin
Putin was born into an extremely ordinary family in Russia, his father was a disabled veteran, and his mother had only a primary school education and was doing an ordinary job to support his family. Although such a family environment cannot bring Putin a good education, it also makes Putin develop a character of relying on himself and competing for everything.
Due to family circumstances, Putin was very sensible when he was a student and would not cause trouble to his family like other students, but this did not mean that Putin was a well-behaved student who could only learn. On the contrary, Putin was very naughty when he was a student, often fighting with people, but unfortunately, because of his height, Putin was often the bully, in order to protect himself, Putin began to learn judo and boxing.
In the beginning, Putin studied boxing, believing that only fist to flesh is the practice of real men. But Putin soon found that even after learning boxing, he still couldn't get rid of the fate of his nose and blue face, so he gave up boxing and turned to judo.
As soon as he came into contact with judo, Putin discovered his amazing talent and began to indulge in the sport, which he persevered for decades. Today, Putin is already a world-renowned master of judo.
For Putin, judo is not only a sport to strengthen the body, but also a mentor. From the spirit of judo, Putin has learned many truths and applied them to life and government affairs.
As an adult, Putin joined the KGB by chance and became a fearsome agent. The KGB's main task is to collect intelligence on the major international powers, including China.
In Chinese intelligence, Putin learned of the existence of Chinese martial arts and became curious about this mysterious martial art from the eastern powers. How wonderful is the martial arts achievements of an ancient civilization that has been handed down for 5,000 years? On this issue, Putin has always wanted to experience it first-hand, but unfortunately has not been able to do as usual.
Although he failed to compete with the mysterious Chinese martial arts, Putin never slackened his training in judo, and this insistence gave Putin a good skill, making him feel good in his secret service.
It is only because he became president in the back and has bodyguards to protect himself when traveling, putin has no opportunity to show his skills. Of course, if Putin, as president, will one day have to rely on himself to protect himself, how dangerous will the situation be?
What is rare is that no matter what position he is in, Putin has never given up his insistence on martial arts, and because of his competitive personality, Putin has never forgotten the idea of competing with Chinese martial arts. It is probably for this reason that Putin will have this trip to visit the Shaolin Temple.
So, when Putin meets the Shaolin warrior monk, what kind of spark will burst out of the two? Which of the two sides' achievements in martial arts is stronger or weaker? If you want to know the answer, let's read on.
In March 2006, due to government needs, Putin came to China for a two-day state visit, and this time Putin did not waste the opportunity to secretly add a visit to the Shaolin Temple to his itinerary.
The Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan, can be called the birthplace of Chinese martial arts, so it has also become Putin's destination this time. When Putin finished handling government affairs, he took a non-stop plane to Henan and rushed to the Dengfeng Shaolin Temple.
Upon learning of Putin's arrival, the people of the Shaolin Temple were also waiting in a strict position. Although before Putin's visit, there were also many foreigners who came to visit the Shaolin Temple, but most of them were ordinary tourists, such as Putin, a country president came to visit the Shaolin Temple, or the first time, the Shaolin Temple people are not cautious.
The people of the Shaolin Temple greeted Putin with the highest standards, and spread out a red carpet ten miles away to greet him, and tens of thousands of martial arts students were waiting in formation on both sides. Although Putin does not understand the meaning of this, under the interpretation of the translator, Putin also feels the enthusiasm of the Chinese people and expresses his heartfelt thanks.
Under the leadership of Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the Shaolin Temple, Putin successively visited the Shaolin Temple's Tibetan Scripture Cabinet, the Practice Room and other places, during which the praise continued. Putin also raised many questions, such as why the Shaolin Temple did not see female monks? Are monks really only vegetarian? Do you have to get up early every day to chant the sutra and so on, and these shi yongxin all answer one by one.
Soon the highlight came, and Shi Yongxin knew that the purpose of Putin's visit was to learn about Chinese martial arts, so after a simple visit, he quickly arranged for monks to perform martial arts.
Because he was told in advance, Shi Yongxin knew that Putin wanted to see the aggressive and powerful fighting kung fu in Chinese martial arts, so he intimately prepared martial arts performances such as eagle grasping gong and iron sand palm. The result is obvious, Putin is full of praise for martial arts performances, and for Putin, to be able to see the Chinese martial arts he has in mind is also a wish of his own.
In 2000, when Putin went to Japan to visit the judo gym, he personally went down to compete with the players, and finally won. It is precisely because of this that after the performance, many people hope that Putin himself or his entourage can compete with the warrior monks.
However, it is disappointing that until the end of the visit, Putin did not say that he wanted to go to the end of the game, but only applauded the wonderful praise of the warrior monks. This is very strange, why didn't Putin go down to the game? Haven't you always wanted to compete with Chinese martial arts? Could it be instigated?
In fact, this was not the case, because he knew that Putin had always wanted to experience the charm of Chinese martial arts, so a month before Putin's visit, his superiors informed Shi Yongxin that he would choose a Shaolin warrior monk in his 40s and 50s to compete with Putin.
For this task, Shi Yongxin felt very simple, as early as Putin, there were already many foreigners who had heard of the reputation of Chinese martial arts and came to the Shaolin Temple to receive teachings, and the monks of the Shaolin Temple were already very experienced in this kind of thing. So Shi Yongxin soon found a monk who met the conditions, and this monk was also waiting for Putin to arrive.
Unexpectedly, however, a few days before Putin's visit, his superiors suddenly canceled the order and only arranged a traditional martial arts performance. Although they found this order strange, the Shaolin Temple people obediently complied, and Shi Yongxin was greatly relieved, mainly for two reasons.
One is that Putin is the leader of a country after all, and his fists and feet have no eyes, if in the process of the competition, Putin is unfortunately injured, I am afraid that things will become very difficult to deal with. And if Putin were to injure Chinese monks, it would obviously be inappropriate. In this way, both sides may not be able to let go of their hands and feet in the process of competition, so that the competition is meaningless, but it is better to cancel.
The second is that neither side can afford to lose in this competition. As the leader of a country, Putin represents the whole of Russia, and once he loses, the country also loses. The Shaolin Temple represents a traditional Chinese culture, and it is also impossible to lose, no matter who wins, there is no benefit, so it is better to directly cancel the competition.
Although he did not personally consult with the Shaolin martial arts monks and experience the charm of Chinese martial arts, which made Putin feel regretful, before he left, Shi Yongxin gave him a set of Shaolin martial arts secrets, which can also be regarded as a psychological comfort for Putin.
Then Putin also sent an invitation to Shi Yongxin to lead Shaolin monks to Russia for performances in the future. With Putin's invitation, Chinese martial arts have also become an important cultural brand in the exchanges between the two countries.
Although he did not personally fight with the warrior monks of the Shaolin Temple, Putin, in order to make up for his regrets, once let his personal bodyguard Shegail come to China to participate in martial arts competitions in 2005, in order to compete with Chinese martial arts.
Being able to become the bodyguard of a country's president, and this president is also the political strongman Putin, Sergeyr's own strength naturally goes without saying. It is also true that Sergei has passed the hurdles along the way in martial arts competitions, eliminating many strong players, and its strength is evident.
However, it is a pity that when he met the player Xue Fengqiang, Shegail made a difference in chess and eventually lost the game. It was precisely because of this competition that Putin became even more fascinated by Chinese martial arts, and then invited Shaolin warrior monks to Russia to teach martial arts many times. It is precisely because of Putin's enthusiasm that Chinese martial arts have the opportunity to flourish in Russia.
Due to the influence of their father, Putin's two daughters have shown great interest in Chinese martial arts since childhood, perhaps because they want to realize their former "Chinese martial arts dreams", or perhaps because of their fate with the Shaolin Temple, Putin actually let the two daughters become disciples of the Shaolin Temple, and shi Yankang, the 34th generation disciple of the Shaolin Temple, began to learn Chinese martial arts.
Because of Putin's special status, the news that his two daughters were learning Chinese martial arts was closely guarded, and the outside world did not know it, and even the master of the two daughters, Shi Yankang, did not know that the apprentice he taught was Putin's daughter.
Later, when Shi Yankang read Putin's autobiography, "Charming Putin", he realized that he had taught Putin's daughter. It turned out that Shi Yankang had been invited to Russia to teach Chinese martial arts, and among the students shi Yankang taught, Putin's daughter happened to be among them, but she hid her identity.
Afterwards, after Shi Yankang's recollection, he said that although the two girls were Putin's daughters, they did not have the slightest shelf of the president's daughter, and they came alone in class, there was no bodyguard to follow them, and they were very serious when they studied in class, and they tried to do the best in every action, and they could not see the squeamish appearance at all.
Putin was able to send his daughter to learn Chinese martial arts, which is enough to witness the charm of Chinese martial arts in Russia. In fact, every year, Shaolin warrior monks travel to Russia to teach martial arts, and there is an endless stream of learners. In addition, about 50 cities and oblasts in Russia have associations related to martial arts, and the talents in the associations are abundant, which is enough to prove the success of Chinese martial arts in Russia.
It is gratifying that most Russian martial arts enthusiasts do not learn martial arts to compete in competitions, but simply because they want to strengthen their bodies and cultivate themselves. What is unbelievable is that these martial arts enthusiasts may have long since surpassed the average Chinese people's understanding of Chinese martial arts and come to a "god-like" pursuit.
In order to learn Tai Chi well, these martial arts enthusiasts can learn to meditate; in order to learn Shaolin Kung Fu, they will painstakingly study the Buddhist scriptures; in order to learn good swordsmanship, they will even study the history of swords...
In the process of learning martial arts, these Russians were deeply moved by traditional Chinese culture. For foreigners, China's "five elements of gossip", "yin and yang poles", "Zen", etc., are undoubtedly obscure, but they are still painstakingly studying, and even enjoying it.
A reporter once interviewed these martial arts enthusiasts, and one of them replied: If you don't know The traditional Chinese culture, you can't become a real martial arts practitioner, and martial arts is the best means to spread Chinese culture.
Andrei, president of the Moscow Wushu Association, believes that it is precisely because putin's trip to Shaolin has promoted the development of Chinese martial arts in Russia, and hopes that the two governments can provide more help to russia's martial arts cause.
Although for various reasons, Putin and the Shaolin warrior monks have no way to really compete, there is no doubt that it is precisely because of Putin's trip to Shaolin that the Russian people's love for Chinese martial arts has been pushed to a new height.
Judging from Putin's words and deeds, he respects Chinese martial arts. Putin once commented: Chinese martial arts is not only a means of self-defense, but its martial spirit can be extended to politics, providing the skills and knowledge we need.
In Putin's eyes, the importance of Chinese martial arts is not the actual combat ability, but the principles contained in it for people to live in the world, which are worth learning from all of us. For Putin, who respects Chinese martial arts, whether he can personally fight with Shaolin martial monks is not important, what is important is the martial arts exchange between the two countries, which is the biggest gain of Putin's trip to the Shaolin Temple.