Master Cotton Hayes lives and trains in Odessa, Texas. He is one of the original students to train under Grandmaster Yi, and the very first American to attain the level of Master in Tukong Moosul. Master Hayes holds a 7th Degree. He runs his own Tukong school in Odessa, with his son D.J. who attains a 3rd Degree under Grandmaster Yi. The Odessa Tukong school has been affiliated with the Tukong Moosul Federation and Grandmaster Yi since 1986.