White belt basic techniques saju makgi and saju jirugi
Julia Cross is a 5th 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.
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.
Titles
Julia Cross has won numerous titles in her Taekwon-Do career.
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
