Judo black belt Putin out on DVD

Vladimir Putin is out on video as a judo master.

Russian media already have shown the powerful prime minister at the wheel of massive racing truck, shirtless on a fishing excursion, and tracking a tiger through the Siberian forest - just a few of the he-man presentations designed to boost his public image.

Yesterday, he presented an instructional judo DVD that bears his name and shows him throwing an opponent to the mat.