Luca Valdesi (born June 18, 1976 in Palermo , Sicily ) is an Italian karateka . He is the holder of the 6th Dan and operates the Shotokan style . He is multiple European and world champion both in the individual Kata discipline and in the Kata team competition. According to Guinness World Records 2010, he is next to Tsuguo Sakumoto (Japan) and Michaël Milon (France) the most successful kata competitor in the world (World Championship title: 2004, 2006 and 2008). He is also number 1 in the WKF world rankings.
At the age of 6, Luca Valdesi began karate training with his father Andrea, who still trains him today. Further trainers are Claudio Culasso and Prof. Pierluigi Aschieri. Valdesi has been married to his wife Ada Spinella since 2001. In February 2004 his son Andrea was born.
