Trainers
Li Lirisman
WKF World Champion
WKF European Champion
2nd Dan Karate (IJKA)
Category 4 Coach
karate specialisation
Li Lirisman started karate in 2004. She is a multiple Estonian champion in both kata and kumite disciplines under WKF rules in youth and adult categories since 2008.
In 2017 she graduated with a gold medal from the Tallinn Jewish School and is currently studying at the University of Tartu. Li is one of Estonia's most successful karate competitors on the international stage.
Achievements
Awards, titles and key sporting results
World Championships
- Gold — WKF World Championships, FU18, −53 kg, Jakarta, Indonesia, 13.11.2015
- No. 1 in the WKF ranking (2015)
- 17th place — highest position in the adult −55 kg world ranking (since 2017)
- Gold — Shotokan World Championships, kumite U14, 19th SKDUN Gichin Funakoshi Championships, Germany, 08.10.2011
European Championships
- Gold — WKF European Championships, FU21, −55 kg, Sochi, 04.02.2018
- Bronze — WKF European Championships, FU18, −53 kg, Zurich, 06–08.02.2015
- Gold — Shotokan European Championships (SKDUN), kumite, Hungary, 04.2011
- Bronze — Shotokan SKDUN European Championships, cadets up to 52 kg, Romania, 21.04.2012
Nordic Championships
- Gold — Nordic Karate Championships, Senior Female Individual Kumite −61 kg, Tartu, 2026
- Silver — Nordic Karate Championships, Team Kumite Female, Tartu, 2026
- Gold — F-50 kg, Denmark, 23.11.2019
- Gold — F-55 kg, Tampere, 24.11.2018
- Gold — FU18, WKF Nordic Championships, 12.04.2014
- Gold — FU16, WKF Nordic Championships, 13.04.2013
Other international events
- Silver — Karate 1 Youth World Cup Grand Final & Premier League WKF, Salzburg, 30.11–01.12.2013
- 5th place — Premier League WKF, Morocco, 2022
National achievements
- Multiple Estonian champion in WKF kata and kumite since 2008 (youth and adults)
- Best young athlete in Estonia: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Best female adult athlete in Estonia: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021