Luca Valdesi

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Luca Valdesi

Born	18 June 1976 (1976-06-18) (age 31) Palermo (Sicily)
Martial art practiced	Shotokan^[1]
Teacher(s)	Claudio Culasso, Professor Pierluigi Aschieri,
Rank	Black Belt, 5th Dan

Luca Valdesi (born June 18, 1976, in Palermo, Sicily) is a Karate world champion in both Team and Individual Kata events.^[2] Valdesi began his study of Karate at age six, under the guidance of his father Andrea, at several city gyms.

1 Overview
2 Outside of Karate
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Overview

In 1995 Valdesi joined the prestigious Karate team of the Fiamme Gialle (the Italian Financial Police). National call-ups began immediately for Valdesi. Soon after the national call-ups, the first international wins arrived, initially with the Karate team of the Fiamme Gialle. Soon after, Valdesi began winning events as an individual. Valdesi has been winning the Italian Individual Championship since 1995 and the European Senior Championship since 2000.^[3]

Valdesi is trained by the general coach of the Fiamme Gialle Karate Team, Claudio Culasso and by the general coach of the FIJLKAM National Team, Professor Pierluigi Aschieri, as well as his father, who looks after Valdesi during training sessions and at competitions.

[edit] Outside of Karate

In spite of demanding Karate engagements, Valdesi has managed to pursue a life outside of Karate. In 2001, Valdesi married dancer, Ada Spinella. In February 2004, Valdesi's son, Andrea was born. In November of the same year, Valdesi completed a degree in business economics, asserting his success to the support from his family.