- Luca Valdesi
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name = Luca Valdesi
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1976|6|18|df=yes
birth_place = Palermo (Sicily) flagicon|Italy
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martial_art =Shotokan [ [http://ekarate.wordpress.com/2006/05/08/luca-valdesi/ eKarate] accessed 15 August 2007 ]
teacher = Claudio Culasso, Professor Pierluigi Aschieri,
rank = Black Belt, 5th Dan
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footnotes =Luca Valdesi (born June 18, 1976, in
Palermo, Sicily ) is a Karate world champion in both Team and Individual Kata events. [ [http://www.karaterec.com/en/contest.php?zavody=world-championship-2006 2006 World Championship Results] on Karate Records, accessed 16 August 2007] Valdesi began his study ofKarate at age six, under the guidance of his father Andrea, at several city gyms.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. [ [http://www.karaterec.com/en/contest.php?name=European+Championships European Championship Results] accessed August, 2007]
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.
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.References
External links
* [http://www.lucavaldesi.com Luca Valdesi homepage]
* [http://www.karaterec.com/en/catalog.php?zavodnici=luca-valdesi Karate Records statistics for Luca Valdesi]
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