Urban Karate Team · Venezuela · Italy

A club created by Gianluca De Vivo, Daniele De Vivo and Yorgelis Salazar, bringing together all of their experience to teach the new generations and push current athletes to the top of the world ranking.

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23Professional athletes
30Premier League medals
8Continental medals
8World medals
2Countries
22026 Grand Winners
Flyer for the Urban Open & Training Camp Caracas 2026, December 3-4-5

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Urban Open & Training Camp

Caracas, Venezuela · CCS 2026

DEC 3-4-52026

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CategoriesU14 · Cadet · Junior · Senior

Prizes

$1,000in cash prizes
$4,000to be shared in the Senior Open
ChampionKO karategi, shirt, medal, gift kit and 1 month of free online training with Urban.
Champion clubA prize for the winning club.
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  1. Pick your categoryU14, Cadet, Junior or Senior.
  2. Send your detailsPress “Register now” and complete your entry.
  3. Get the detailsWe message you with the event details.

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The club

One club, two homes.

Urban Karate Team is a sports project that began in Naples, Italy, in 2022, and has since become one of the strongest clubs in Europe and the world. In 2023 it arrived in Venezuela as the country’s first professional karate club.

  1. 2022 · NaplesThe club is born
  2. 2023 · VenezuelaFirst professional karate club in the country
  3. TodayAthletes from all over the world
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Yorgelis Salazar and Gianluca De Vivo, back to back with arms crossed
Children and adults of Urban Karate Team in front of the club crest at the Venezuela dojo
Venezuela
Urban Karate Team Italy athletes pose together at a competition in Italy
Italy

Professional athletes

  • K Katherine LoyoU21 −50kg W
  • Y Yorgelis SalazarSenior & team −50kg W
  • E Emliy BonillaU21 & Senior −61kg W
  • M Marena JuncosaSenior & team −68kg W
  • A Andrés ContrerasSenior & team −60kg M
  • X Xavier RivasU21 −67kg M
  • J José ContrerasSenior −67kg M
  • J Jesús CastroSenior −75kg M
  • E Edgar MartínezSenior & team −84kg M
  • C Crixon GuzmánSenior & team +84kg M

2026 wins

Grand Winners 2026

Two Urban athletes finished the Karate 1 Premier League season as champions.

Yorgelis Salazar poses with the trophy in front of the 2026 Grand Winner screen
Grand Winner 2026

Yorgelis Salazar

Women’s kumite −50 kg

Third Grand Winner title: 2022, 2023 and 2026.

Christian Sabatino with the 2026 Grand Winner trophy
Grand Winner 2026

Christian Sabatino

Men’s kumite −60 kg

Season title after overturning a 780-point gap at the final stop, in Rabat.

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December 3 to 5, 2026, in Caracas, Venezuela. For the address and schedule, message us on WhatsApp.

There are U14, Cadet, Junior and Senior categories. If you are not sure which one is yours, message us with your age and weight.

$1,000 in cash prizes and $4,000 to be shared in the Senior Open. The champion gets a KO karategi, shirt, medal, gift kit and 1 month of free online training with Urban. The winning club gets a prize too.

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