Elite Freestyle Hapkido Association Board of Directors.
Kwan Jang Nim / President Ryan Yarbrough .
Grand Master Derman Hodge
A teacher , mentor , & friend
10th Degree Black Belt Hapkido Grand Master
Vice President of Elite FreeStyle Hapkido
2ndVice President / Grand Master Sam Albright
9thDan Taekwondo / Hapkido / TangSooDo
Vice President of Elite FreeStyle Hapkido Association
Sabum Nim Horace sessoms
BOO HOE JANG / VICE PRESIDENT .
5th Degree Black belt Hapkido
Senior vice president / Co founder of EFHA
Oh Dan 5th degree black belt Hapkido Master rank .
Purple belt American Ninjutsu
Both karate & jiu jitsu champion
Expert in weapons
Sabum Stephanie Yarbrough
HOE JANG / CHAIR OF BOARD .
Secretary of Elite FreeStyle Hapkido Association
Sabum Nim Stephanie Yarbrough
Co founder of Elite FreeStyle Hapkido Association
Fourth Degree Black belt in Hapkido
KBMA Female Black belt hall of fame martial artist of the year 2013
National Karate Champion
Head Ring Coordinator for the KBMA 2014 - 2019
Karate Champion
kickboxing black belt
Grand Master Ernest Dukes
3rd Vice President of EFHA
Grand Master Ernest Dukes
10th degree black belt in Okinawa Karate and black belts in six different styles of martial arts .
Many martial arts Hall of Honors
4x Karate World Champion
Middle weight Kick Boxing World Champion 34 wins 32 KO 4 losses Famous Tournament promoter the biggest event in NC 2014 - 2019 MMA with E.Dukes Karate , Johnny Davis IKF Kickboxing , and Ryan Yarbrough JuJitsu
President of The Kuro Bushi Martial Arts Organization WWW.THEBLACKWARRIOR.NET
Host of many KBMA seminars and hall of honors .
Sabum Nim Ray Chatman
West Coast Governor of EFHA
Sabum Nim Ray Chatman
School Elite FreeStyle Hapkido Association
Bandon Oregon
2012 EFHA Hall of Honors
4th degree black belt in Elite FreeStyle Hapkido .
Master Richard Waldherr
Northern Governor of EFHA
Master Richard Waldherr
School Elite FreeStyle Hapkido Association in Wisconsin
Retired law enforcement /Detactive and EFHA HoH martial artist 2013 .
2013 Black belt in Chinese Dragon Kempo under
Chief Instructor Robert Shook ,Soke Kirk Simmons , Chuck Harrison , and Sensei Ryan Yarbrough
Black belt in Elite FreeStyle Hapkido under
Sabum Nim Ryan Yarbrough ,Horace Sessoms , and Chad Nealey
Promoted 2022 Master rank Kenpo Karate and Master rank Moo Sul Kwan Hapkido . Hands on in NC .
Master Maxwell Waters
Second Degree Black belt under Ms.Angelica Purcell Hapkido .
Former Dojang owner of a school in Greensboro , Eden ,and Winston Salem ,was ranked school of the year and did a lot of competing in Karate tournaments . Coached many champions.
Mr.Waters came to train at Master Ryan and became a student and a teacher helping Master Ryan teach classes , with a 45 min drive one way to train at YMA .Mr. Maxwell is dedicated and is a leader in our black belt meets , seminars , and programs .
Maxwell Waters earned his 3rd degree black belt under Master Ryan and Grand Master Derman Hodge .
2023 Earned the title Sabum Nim Master rank 4th degree black belt under Master Ryan .
