TIL Teddy Roosevelt was an avid boxer and became the first American ever to receive a brown belt in Judo. He lined the White House basement with training mats and sparred with anyone that was willing including boxing champion John Sullivan, his wife, and a Swiss minister.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/18438/theodore-roosevelt-mojo-dojo?re



Submitted April 07, 2015 at 12:40AM by jorio http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/31nr7b/til_teddy_roosevelt_was_an_avid_boxer_and_became/