This isn't a brag it's a martial arts resume . The bio of Mr. Yarbrough and his credentials. 
in thirty years of training and dedication of three decades. 

Ryan is known has former Boxing & Kickboxer and a tough competitor in Karate & Jiu Jitsu earned him the nickname Rhino over two decades ago . 

Ryan "Rhino" Yarbrough is a North Carolina-based freestyle fighter and self defense martial artist - Master instructor and also has a sport athlete competitive side . known for competing in numerous martial arts styles, including boxing, kickboxing, karate, Muay Thai, Bare Knuckle Karate , Gi , No Gi , Sport JuJitsu (MMA) , Combat Jiu Jitsu in cage and BJJ super fights in the cage .  He started learning MMA in 1995 . Focus on HapKiDo , JuJitsu , & Karate and started American NinJutsu in 2003 under Sensei Tim & Frank Ross and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 2007 under his Hapkido student Felix Boggan , Ryan loved the BJJ and joined a local MMA school & later Gracie Jiu Jitsu schools and finially in 2025 earned black belt in Gracie Jiu Jitsu under the tutelage of Professor Danny Lane . Grand Master Danny Lane is a Martial arts legend and HoF pioneer... Ryan , founded Yarbrough Martial Arts Academy in 2005 and is recognized for his extensive experience in various combat sports tournaments . over a period of more than two decades since he started competing in boxing 2001 . 

• Fighting career: Yarbrough has a professional background in various martial arts disciplines, including boxing, karate, kickboxing, Muay Thai, and JuJitsu winning small amounts in Toughman contest , karate , kickboxing, and Jujitsu . Ryan is known for accepting the trophy and giving the check back to the promoter telling him to put the money towards the tournament for next year . 
  
  
• Fight record: Ryan has a freestyle fight record of 113 fights, with 76 wins and 37 losses.
• Notable accomplishments: He has earned 3x world titles in Jiu Jitsu in three different divisions Japanese Sport JuJitsu / Gi Jiu Jitsu / No Gi Submission grappling and distinctions, such as being a tri-state karate champion competing in both point and continuous karate in black belt division and won empty hand & weapon Kata and went undefeated in the self defense division's since 2005 to 2023 , a bronze medal winner for world title in bare-knuckle karate at the Old School Karate Nationals in 2014 World Championship, Bronze NC state IKF sanctioned Muay Thai kickboxing and a title belt @ NAGA black belt division submission grappling tournament champion in Greensboro NC at Coliseum .
• Tradional Martial Arts Background 

1995 - 2025 black belt in Korean Hapkido & TaeKwondo under Derman Hodge whom trained under his father Master Hodge and Grand Master Kim from South Korea . 

1995 - 2025  black belt in Karate under Grand Master Robert Shook Chinese Dragon Kempo than switched to Kenpo Karate under Grand Master Sam Albright 

1995 - 2025 black belt in JuJitsu under Soke Kirk Simmons to Hanshi Chris MacDonald . to Grand Master Derman Hodge under Sokura Tanaka from Japan 

2003 - 2018 black belt American Ninjutsu & outdoor survival under Sensei Tim Ross 

2003 - 2025 black belt  American Kickboxing under 1990 middle weight world champion Kickboxer and Karate Hanshi Ernest Dukes 

2007 - 2025 black belt Gracie  Jiu Jitsu under Professor Danny Lane  

Ryan is nationally known for teaching the self defense art of Korean Hapkido .

In 2005 When Ryan started Yarbrough Martial Arts Academy he only taught Hapkido but he added to his teachers art of Hapkido . 
1. Ryan being a fighter believed the art needed better sparring . 
So he trained students for point karate , kickboxing , and ground grappling submission tournaments influenced by what he learned in the other styles of martial arts . 

2. He added more weaponry to Hapkido from his Ninjutsu and Kenpo Karate background.

3. Ground defense turned into more JuJitsu .

So Ryan didn't invent the wheel . He simply added to it and opened his own association calling it : 

The Elite Freestyle Hapkido Association 

for well rounded mixed martial artist that believes in modern day style vs traditional ways. 
Christian based values and modern martial arts 

Ryan put this idea on dvd and got a contract to sell it at The store of martial arts .
By 2012 Ryan Tri state annual martial arts camps grew to a nationwide event . 
Ryan had the honor of certifying HapkidoKa/ or Hapkidoist east to west coast . In Mossuri , Kansas , Texas , Oregon , Wisconsin, Ohio , NC , SC , TN , Fl , NY , and Connecticut. 
Since 2005 Ryan has promoted a little over 50 black belts hands on . He prides himself on the low numbers . Says it's more meaningful to make people earn it hands on !