Opening of the Moscow Martial Arts Festival at the Exposition: Steven Seagal and athletes' demonstrations
The opening
ceremony of the III Moscow Martial Arts Festival took place at the RUSSIA EXPO.
It was held at the "Sports Russia" site. The program included the
performance of the orchestra and demonstration performances of martial arts and
martial arts federations.
"Russia
was, is and will be a world sports power. And today we once again see the
confirmation of this. Many thanks to our guests for being with us today!"
said Natalia Virtuozova, Director General of the RUSSIA EXPO.
Actor,
special representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian
Federation for humanitarian relations with the United States, aikido master
Steven Seagal noted that he was very happy to visit the festival at the RUSSIA
EXPO.
"I am
very happy to be here with you today, at this wonderful forum where
representatives of different martial arts have gathered from different parts of
this country. I practice martial arts myself, and it's great that we can all
develop and train our strength together as one family," Steven Seagal
emphasized.
Steven
Seagal also visited the regional expositions in Pavilion No. 75. In particular,
he examined the stands of Buryatia, Kamchatka region, the Republic of Tuva and
other regions. In addition, he visited the Department Store space, where he was
presented with a kosovorotka shirt. Natalia Virtuozova, Director General of the
RUSSIA EXPO, presented Steven Seagal with a sweatshirt with the RUSSIA EXPO
symbols and a medal "Sports Russia".
During the
day, the site hosted exercise sessions by aikido masters, open martial arts
masterclasses for all comers and other activities. In addition, the festival
participants discussed the role of a mentor in martial arts and the social
mission of martial arts within the panel session "Social Mission and
Development Strategy of Traditional Martial Arts" held under the auspices
of the festival "Aikido Gathers Friends".
