visor ▁Serge i ▁P ug ache v . ▁ ▁Sports ▁▁ ▁Put in ▁is ▁frequently ▁seen ▁prom oting ▁sports — including ▁ski ing , ▁bad m inton , ▁cy cling , ▁and ▁fish ing — and ▁a ▁health y ▁l ifest yle ▁among ▁Rus si ans . ▁ ▁Put in ▁watch es ▁football ▁and ▁supports ▁FC ▁Z en it ▁Saint ▁Petersburg . ▁He ▁displays ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁ice ▁hockey ▁and ▁band y . ▁ ▁Put in ▁began ▁training ▁in ▁sam bo ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four teen , ▁before ▁switching ▁to ▁j udo , ▁which ▁he ▁continues ▁to ▁practice . ▁Put in ▁won ▁compet itions ▁in ▁both ▁sports ▁in ▁L ening rad ▁( now ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ). ▁Put in ▁was ▁awarded ▁e ighth ▁dan ▁of ▁the ▁black ▁bel t ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Russian ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁status . ▁Put in ▁also ▁pract ises ▁kar ate . ▁ ▁Put in ▁co - author ed ▁a ▁book ▁entitled ▁J udo ▁with ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁in ▁Russian , ▁and ▁J udo : ▁History , ▁Theory , ▁Pract ice ▁in ▁English ▁( 2 0 0 4 ). ▁Benjamin ▁W itt es , ▁a ▁black ▁bel t ▁in ▁ta ek w ondo ▁and ▁a ik ido ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁Law fare , ▁has ▁disput ed ▁Put in ' s ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁skills , ▁stating ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁video ▁evidence ▁of ▁Put in ▁displaying ▁any ▁actual ▁not ew orth y ▁j udo ▁skills . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁ ▁Civil ian