Julia Cross
Born (1974-03-29) 29 March 1974 (age 49)[1]
Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Occupation(s)Taekwon-Do competitor (retired)
Taekwon-Do Instructor
Years active1991–2010

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]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Ekatherina Kozlachkova (2012). "Julia Cross" (PDF). Tambov. Retrieved 17 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "South Queensferry School of Taekwon Do". Southqueensferrytkd.info. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e Cross, Julia. "Interview: Julia Cross". scotsman.com. scotsman.com. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  4. ^ a b 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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