U.S. President Barack Obama has practiced taekwondo and earned a green belt. The president studied taekwondo for four years from 2001-2005, when he was a junior senator in Illinois. In 2009 Obama was given an honorary black belt in taekwondo by South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak.
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Myung-bak
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1229312/O-bam-U-S-President-shows-martial-arts-skills-visit-South-Korea.html
- http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1129415-50-celebrities-who-train-a-form-of-mixed-martial-arts/page/22