Luca Valdesi
Luca Valdesi ( born June 18, 1976 in Palermo, Sicily ) is an Italian karateka. He is the recipient of the 5th Dan and operates the style Shotokan. He is a multiple European champion and world champion in both kata individual discipline as well as in Kata - team competition. According to the Guinness World Records 2010, he is next to Tsuguo Sakumoto (Japan) and Michaël Milon (France) is the most successful kata competitors in the world ( World Title: 2004, 2006 and 2008). In the WKF world rankings, he is also number 1
Life
At the age of 6 years Luca Valdesi began karate training with his father Andrea, who trained him today. Other trainers are Claudio Culasso and Prof. Pierluigi Aschieri. Valdesi is married to his wife Ada Spinella since 2001. In February 2004, his son Andrea was born.
Competitions
Singles
- 3rd European Championship 2013 in Budapest
- 3rd World Championships 2012 in Paris France
- 1st Karate World Cup Athens 2012
- 1st European Championship 2011 Zurich, Switzerland
- 2 World Championship 2010 Belgrade, Serbia
- 1st World Games 2009
- 1st European Championship 2009
- 1 Italian Open 2009
- 1 World Championship 2008
- 1 German Open 2008
- 1 European Championship 2008
- 1 Italian Open 2008
- 1 Podgorica Open 2007
- 1 German Open 2007
- 1st European Championships 2007
- 1 Italian Open 2007
- 1 World Championship 2006
- 1 Austrian Open 2006
- 1 German Open 2006
- 1st European Championships 2006
- 2 Italian Open 2006
- 1 Dutch Open 2006
- 1 French Open 2006
- 1 German Open 2005
- 2nd World Games 2005
- 1st European Championships 2005
- 1 Italian Open 2005
- 2nd Dutch Open 2005
- 1 World Championship 2004
- 1st European Championships 2004
- 1st European Championships 2003
- 1st European Championships 2002
- 2nd World Games 2001
- 1st European Championships 2001
- 3rd World Championship 2000
- 1st European Championships 2000
- 3rd European Championships in 1997