A challenge, yet another of his career. Since 2000, the year of the "millennium bug", Luca Valdesi is accustomed to challenges. Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Luca Valdesi will go with "his" national team, the Italian national team to Budapest. New challenge .... we get there.

Luva Valdesi with a perfect Gankaku leaves no way to his opponent Jonathan Mottram from England. 5 to 0 and it' yet another continental medal.

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Luca Valdesi ha partecipato Lunedì 22 aprile 2013 a Roma presso il Salone d’Onore della Caserma Sante Laria, alla tradizionale Cerimonia di Premiazione dell'attività agonistica dei Gruppi Sportivi delle Fiamme Gialle.

L’evento si è svolto alla presenza del neo Presidente del Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano, Dott. Giovanni Malagò, del Comandante Generale della Guardia di Finanza, Generale di Corpo d’Armata Saverio Capolupo, del Generale Ispettore per gli Istituti di Istruzione, Generale di Corpo d’Armata Vito Bardi, del Comandante del Centro Sportivo, Generale di Brigata Domenico Campione.

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Very good performance of Luca Valdesi in Turkey for the 26th Bosphorus Cup Competition at the highest level due to the presence of athletes from all over the world. In this edition, as well as Italy were also present: Saudi Arabia, Romania, Hungary, Azerbaijan, Finland, Sweden and Turkey.

A very good performance, crowned with a silver medal thath was added to the infinite Luca palmares In the picture there is also Viviana Bottaro which won a well deserved bronze medal.

The news is ranked among the important ones. Luca Valdesi is the new coach of the Italian National Karate Kata Team for the Shotokan. For the staff of the site lucavaldesi.com is quite a shock. For Luca Valdesi is an important recognition both as an athlete and as a man.

Reached by telephone Luca explains: "Friday I received a call from the new Federal President Mr. Donati who informed me about the decision to nominate me COACH OF THE NATIONAL KATA TEAM, responsable for the national senior shotokan.

I'm happy for this decision, which is also another milestone reached!

I thank the Italian Federation who believed in me. I will put into this new adventure all the professionalism and enthusiasm that I always have".

What can we say: "Good luck" Luca !!!