Welcome to South Queensferry School
of Taekwon-doIn memory of Grand Master Trân Triêu Quân
Click here to read the page dedicated to Grand Master TranEnd Of An Era - Miss Cross Announces Her Retirement From Competition
Click here to read more details about Miss Cross' Decision 
TAEKWON-DO is a fantastic Martial Art, which
was originated in North Korea by the late founder, General Choi Hong Hi 9th
Degree Grand Master; it is the most powerful art of self-defence, using both
hand & foot for attack and defence. Do
you want to see a positive change in you/your child? Give us two lessons!
With self-defence, sparring, patterns and destruction,
this art is suitable for all ages, male and female, and is great for KIDS,
teaching confidence, respecting themselves & others & saying NO to
bullying. No other Art compares
Taekwon-Do will not only teach you how to defend
yourself, but will be a life changing journey
The
complete martial art for the whole family
South Queensferry School of Taekwon-Do was founded in 1998 by Miss Julia Cross
4th degree Black belt. She has trained in the art of Taekwon-Do for the last
22 years. With 6 World titles and 15 European titles under her belt, she has
the knowledge, experience & understanding to teach you/your child TKD to
the highest standard, no matter what level you wish to train at.
Miss Cross (pictured right,) is currently the only person in the World of ITF
Taekwon-Do to have 6 World titles and was inducted into the first ITF Hall
of fame at the World Championships in Quebec in 2007.
All classes provide a fun & disciplined
environment for CHILDREN & ADULTS of all ages and abilities
to learn the art of Taekwon-Do, and ultimately gain Black belt.
Everyone is set realistic goals to aim for as well as MERIT BADGES for kids,
so everyone is achieving and gaining knowledge all the time.
There are also gradings, which are based on a written curriculum, which is
taught throughout the World.
There are tournaments, seminars & much more for those of you who wish to
do so. South Queensferry school of Taekwon-Do
is part of the United Kingdom Taekwon -Do Federation (UKTF), and is affiliated
to the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF), which is taught in over
100 countries world wide, where we follow the teachings of the
late Founder General Choi Hong Hi 9th degree, who passed away on 15th June
2002.
Saturday the 12th of June saw this years TKD sport competition take place at the Bell Sports Centre in Perth. South Queensferry TKD had another succesful tournament with 10 Gold, 5 Silver and 9 bronze in the individual events and 2 Gold and 1 Bronze in the team events
For a full listing of the medal winners click here
End Of An Era - Miss Cross Announces Her Retirement From Competition
We are fast approaching the Euros 2010, an event which this year will be conspicuous by the abscence a competitor who, as the most sucessful ever competitor has become an ITF tournament legend. A selection of videos of Miss crosscompeting in both sparring and patterns have now been added to the gallery section of site 4 students from South Queensferry TKD traveled to Sweden as part of the Scottish team Michelle Redmond, Sean Wheelan, Gilles Brown & Rheannan Brown. All students did remarkably well. They all had really tough opponents in first rounds for patterns and sparring. Showing how high the standard was, so unfortunately there were no medals in patterns, special technique or power. For Rheannan & Gilles Brown it was their 1st European Championships. I am sure it was a great experience for them. Gilles Brown came home with a BRONZE medal for +70kg Junior Sparring. This is a fantastic achievement for his first Europeans. All his Team mates were extremely proud as are we at South Queensferry TKD. It shows all his hard work and determination is starting to pay off. Gilles was up against a very though opponent from Sweden in round 1, then Poland round 2 and he was put out by the eventual winner, Romania in the semi-finals. I hope this is the first of many medals for my students at World & European level. A huge well done from us all. This year's gathering will take place at the Bells Sport Centre in Perth on Saturday the 12th of June. It was another very succesful competition for South Queensferry TKD. We won best overall school with a total haul of 33 medals. Well done to all teh students involved. All Instructors in the UKTF are Disclosure
Scotland checked
After winning 6 World and 15 European titles in a row of successes unparalleled in the history of ITF competition, in a career spanning almost 20 years , Miss Julia Cross IV Degree (Scotland) has decided that the time is right to announce her retirement from International competition.
When asked about her decision to retire Julia said “These last two years have been particularly difficult for me due to a serious and progressive hip injury which now requires surgery should I wish to continue in TaeKwon-Do in any sort of capacity. This has helped me to realise my life in TaeKwon-Do is more than just about tournament, and as much as I have enjoyed competing and had a great time in doing so, I feel it is now time to move on. This decision has not been easy to reach and I will find it very hard to say goodbye to the adrenaline and energy of competition, however my classes and seminars are taking up more and more of my time and these are something that I would like to focus on in the future. It seems for me, a natural progression to share my experience and knowledge with the people who will be tomorrows champions”
Miss Cross would like to thank ITF Scotland and The United Kingdom TaeKwon Do Federation for all their support over the years. Especially her Instructor Master Sutherland VIII , coach Mr Heath Denholm V deg and all her team mates over the years. Without these people my sucess would have been even harder to achieve.
Also to all her fantastic students who have been behind her 100%.
I now hope to help others achieve their dream. It takes a lot of hard work, determination and sacrifice. But I belive nothing is impossible.
Julia in sparring practise with her coach Mr. Heath Denholm 5th Degree (Scotland)
Julia with Master Sheena Sutherland 8th Degree (Scotland) her instructor
There are three compilations of Miss Cross sparring at various tournaments and also two videos of Miss Cross competing in Patterns Finals.
To see Miss Cross in action click here
Gilles Brown brings home Bronze.
Tae Kwon-Do Sport - The Gathering 2010
The event is open to all and there are cash prizes available for the senior Black Belt division.
Anybody interested in competing can get more information at either www.msba.co.uk or www.tkdsport.co.uk
Contact Miss Cross if you require an entry form.
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For a complete list of medal winners and some photos click here.
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