Soke Jeff Hughes, PhD, 10th Dan
Kokuba Matsumura Shi Toh Ryu
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
President, Executive Director – Kokuba Matsumura Karate Union
IMSS Life Member
RyuHa Master, Kokuba Matsumura Shi Toh Ryu
Featured in “Who’s Who in Karate” 1982 Edition
Member – World Grandmaster’s Council’s International Hall of Fame
Member – United States Martial Artist Association International Hall of Fame
Awarded – “Grasshopper Award” by Soke Dave and the “International Matsumura Seito Society”
Inducted – Hawaii Martial Arts Society’s International Hall of Fame “Master of the Year”, May 2002
Registered and Certified “Founder and Family Head” of “Kokuba Matsumura Shito Ryu” by the “Koo Yudo Kwan”, Seoul, Korea
Inducted and Certified, “Founder and Family Head” of “Kokuba Matsumura Shito Ryu” by the “World Head of Society”, “Heads and Founders Society of International Styles” Kobe, Japan April 2003
Received the “W.O.M.A Sports Award” (World Organizar of Martial Arts) April 2003
Certified “Founder and Family Head” of “Kokuba Matsumura Shito Ryu” by the “World Soke Headquarters” – Kobe, Japan April 2003
Awarded “PhD, Doctor of Philosophy in Asian Martial Arts”, by the “Delaware State Council of Higher Arts Education and Applied Science”. September 2003