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Kodokan is, to a large degree, a trendsetter in the sport. This school trained outstanding masters and is a kind of Mecca for all judokas. Certainly, I would be pleased to visit, if time permits.

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Vladimir Putin
Age: 71
Born: 1952
Born: October 7
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