Julia Cross

Julia Margaret Cross MBE is a 6th degree black belt in ITF Taekwon-Do and a martial arts instructor. She is a six-time ITF Taekwon-Do World Champion and 15 time European Champion.[2] Julia Cross is the only person, male or female, ever to achieve six world titles in ITF Taekwon-Do.[3]

Julia Cross
Born (1974-03-29) 29 March 1974[1]
Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
OccupationTaekwon-Do competitor (retired)
Taekwon-Do Instructor
Years active1991–2010

Career

Julia Cross took her first martial arts class at age eleven.[3] In 1991 she traveled to Vienna for her first European championship.[4] She became a world champion for the first time in 1999, in Argentina.[4] She continued to win world titles and was inducted into the Taekwon-Do Hall of Fame in 2007, being the first person to ever win six Taekwon-Do world titles.[3] In 2010, Julia Cross needed a hip replacement and was forced to retire from competition.[3] She received her 5th degree black belt in 2011, and teaches at South Queensferry School of Taekwon-Do.4

Cross was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to taekwon-do.[5]

Titles

Julia Cross has won numerous titles in her Taekwon-Do career.[2][3]

  • 2007: QUEBEC - Female -58 kg Sparring
  • Winner of 1st Hall of Fame Best Female Competitor
  • 2005: GERMANY - Female -58 kg Sparring
  • 2005: GERMANY - Female 3rd degree Patterns
  • Received Award for Best Overall Female
  • 2003: POLAND - Female -58 kg Sparring
  • 2003: POLAND - Female 3rd Degree Patterns
  • Received Award for Best overall female
  • 1999: ARGENTINA - Female -58 kg Sparring
  • Received Award For Best Overall Female
  • WORLD SILVER 1997: RUSSIA - Female 3rd degree Patterns
  • WORLD BRONZE 1992: NORTH KOREA - Female -58 kg Sparring
  • European Championship Medals European Golds - 15
  • 1991: Vienna
  • 1994: Poland
  • 1996: Italy
  • 1997: Slovenia
  • 1999: Italy
  • 2000: Edinburgh - 2 Gold including BEST FEMALE COMPETITOR
  • 2001: Spain
  • 2002: Czech Rep -1 Gold & 1 Silver including BEST FEMALE COMPETITOR
  • 2004: Finland
  • 2005: Italy
  • 2006: Romania
  • 2007: Slovakia - 2 GOLD including BEST OVERALL FEMALE
  • 2008: Wroclaw - Poland
  • SILVER MEDALS - 5
  • 1993: Holland
  • 1995: Germany
  • 1999: Italy
  • 2001: Spain
  • 2002: Czech Rep
  • 2008: Wroclaw-Poland
  • BRONZE MEDALS - 3
  • 1991: Vienna
  • 1995: Germany
  • 2006: Romania
  • Other Tournaments
  • FINNISH OPEN (FINLAND): CHAMPION 2003 - 2 Gold Medals
  • SWEDISH VIKING CUP: CHAMPION 2004 - 2 Gold Medals
  • SWEDISH VIKING CUP: CHAMPION 2005 - 2 Gold Medals
  • SWEDISH VIKING CUP: CHAMPION 2006 - 1 Gold, 1 Silver
  • CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS (ENGLAND) 2004 - 3 Gold Medals
  • IMPACT OPEN 2005 - 2 Gold Medals
  • SCOTTISH CHAMPION: 1989-2003(inclusive), 2006 BRITISH CHAMPION: 1989-2002(inclusive) ENGLISH CHAMPION: 1989, 1990 and 1998 WELSH CHAMPION: 1995 and 1997 ITALIAN OPEN CHAMPION: 1998, 1999 and 2000 - 2 gold medals in each year
  • IRISH OPEN MARCH 2007: GOLD SPARRING & GOLD PATTERN

References
  1. Ekatherina Kozlachkova (2012). "Julia Cross" (PDF). Tambov. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  2. "South Queensferry School of Taekwon Do". Southqueensferrytkd.info. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  3. Cross, Julia. "Interview: Julia Cross". scotsman.com. scotsman.com. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  4. South, Queesferry. "About Julia Cross". South Queesferry School of Taekwon-Do. South Queesferry School of Taekwon-Do. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  5. "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B17.
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