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| − | 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 |
+ | 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 |
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Myung-bak |
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* http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1129415-50-celebrities-who-train-a-form-of-mixed-martial-arts/page/22 |
* http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1129415-50-celebrities-who-train-a-form-of-mixed-martial-arts/page/22 |
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Latest revision as of 12:23, 19 September 2014
Barack Obama and Lee Myung-Bak
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.
References[]
- 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