Thyis Antonelli, the 14-year-old National Athlete, gave a remarkable performance at the European Karate Championships held in Larnaca Cyprus last weekend. Accompanied by MKF National Kumite Coach Josef Antonelli, Thyis competed in Kumite Cadets Female +61Kg category on Friday 3rd February, beating Slovakian Chrastinova Petra, Polish Jedrzejewska Amelia and Turkish Kurdoglu Melisa whilst losing to […]

The Malta Karate Federation (MKF) held its highly anticipated Coaches Black Belt Grading event on January 20th, 2023. The judging panel consisted of some of the most respected names in the Karate community, Sensei James Galea (Chairman Examination Board) and Sensei Anthony Zammit (Chairman Refereeing Commission) and was overviewed by the MKF’s foreign consultant Maestro […]

On Saturday 15th October, eight diligent Maltese students of karate stood poised to receive their hard-won distinctions in a Black Belt grading ceremony held at Mgarr Dojo. In a testament to their relentless dedication, three advanced athletes, namely Damian Vella Lenicker, Charles Axiaq, and Lino Spiteri – who has been practising karate for 50 years […]

In an inspiring display of skill, determination, and perseverance, Team Malta has made their home island proud by placing overall 3rd at this year’s eighth edition of the Small States of Europe Karate Championships. The 2022 edition of the annual tournament saw 222 athletes from eight different nations gather in Liechtenstein to compete across 61 […]

Please find a link to the article from WKF with reference to the 2022 edition of the Small States of Europe Karate Championships held in Liechtenstein. https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/wkf-president-attends-small-states-of-europe-karate-championships/2040

25 athletes from Malta Karate Federation aged between 12 and 20 took part in the 7th edition of The Small States of Europe Karate Championships held between 24th September and 26th September 2021.  The Malta Karate team was accompanied by MKF Technical Director Jesmond Schembri as HOD, National Coaching Team Michelle Vella, Josef Antonelli and […]

Five Malta Karate Federation elite athletes aged between 14 and 16 took part in the 47th EKF Junior & Cadet and 12th U21 Championships held at the Budapest Olympic Centre Arena (BOK csarnok) between the 8th and 9th February 2020. Athletes competed in both Kata (forms) and Kumite (sparring). A total of 1183 athletes from […]

18 elite athletes aged between 8 and 25 years from Malta Karate Federation took part in the Polish Karate Open International Grand Prix 2019 which was held in Bielsko Biala, Poland between the 11th and 13th October 2019. Athletes were accompanied by National Coaches Joseph Mizzi, Josef Antonelli, Tyler Tanti and Michelle Vella. MKF athletes […]

22 athletes from Malta Karate Federation aged between 12 and 25 took part in the 6th edition of The Small States of Europe Karate Championships which were held in Reykjavik, Iceland, between 13th September and 15th September 2019.  Athletes competed in both Kata (forms) and Kumite (sparring) winning a total of 9 Gold, 4 Silver […]

Three prominent athletes for Malta Karate Federation, Ema Farrugia, Kai Leyshon and Sonique Gatt took part in COJI 2019 championships which were held in Corsica, France between the 21st and 26th of May 2019. The athletes competed in kumite (sparring) where the results achieved were remarkable. Kai Leyshon landed gold in category Cadets +70Kg and […]