Julia Cross
# 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. Julia Cross is the only person, male or female, ever to achieve six world titles in ITF Taekwon-Do.

## Career

Julia Cross took her first martial arts class at age eleven. In 1991 she traveled to Vienna for her first European championship. She became a world champion for the first time in 1999, in Argentina. 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. In 2010, Julia Cross needed a hip replacement and was forced to retire from competition. 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.

## Titles

Julia Cross has won numerous titles in her Taekwon-Do career.

* WORLD SILVER 2009: ARGENTINA - Female -58 kg Sparring
* 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
