Angel Lemus. Sensei with his wife Judy
I met Angel Lemus in the middle 70s. I am very proud to call him a student and a friend. He has shown to be loyal and honest in everyway, God has bless him with so many great things, he deserves them all.
he is presently Zentokukai Vice President - FukuKaicho
Sensei Angel Lemus began studying the martial arts at the age of 11 in Miami, Florida in the art of Judo. Over the years he competed in Judo tournaments on local, regional, and national levels and became a life member of the United States Judo Association (USJA). He remained active in Judo competitions until the age of 21 and attained the rank of Shodan (black belt 1st degree).
At the age of 17 he began an informal study of Karate at a local community center, working with Coral Gables police officers who had organized a martial arts study group. At 19 he joined the Sansei Gojuryu Karate Association under Manny Saavedra, and competed heavily in the southern Florida tournament circuit. He attained the rank of Sandan (black belt 3rd degree) under this style.
When he was 23, he started training Shorin-Ryu Karate under his long time mentor, Tim Rodgers, who had founded the Miami Seibukan Dojo. Sensei Lemus continued training in Shorin-Ryu Karate, and in 1996 attained the rank of Sandan under the International Seibukan Karatedo Association (ISKA).
In 1996 Sensei Lemus left the ISKA and co-founded with Sensei Rodgers the Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Zentokukai Karatedo Association. Sensei Lemus currently holds the rank of Rokudan in the Zentokukai and is the Association's Vice President. In addition to his devotion to Shorin-Ryu, he has studied other arts such as Aikido, Jujitsu, and two styles of Okinawan Kobudo, attaining the rank of Shodan in both Matayoshi-Ryu and Yamanni-Ryu Kobudo.
He has also studied several Chinese martial arts, including Wing Chun and Hung Gar, Jeet-Kune-Do and is currently studying Chen Style Taichi Chuan. Sensei Lemus currently lives in Hawaii.
Sensei Angel Lemus began studying the martial arts at the age of 11 in Miami, Florida in the art of Judo. Over the years he competed in Judo tournaments on local, regional, and national levels and became a life member of the United States Judo Association (USJA). He remained active in Judo competitions until the age of 21 and attained the rank of Shodan (black belt 1st degree).
At the age of 17 he began an informal study of Karate at a local community center, working with Coral Gables police officers who had organized a martial arts study group. At 19 he joined the Sansei Gojuryu Karate Association under Manny Saavedra, and competed heavily in the southern Florida tournament circuit. He attained the rank of Sandan (black belt 3rd degree) under this style.
When he was 23, he started training Shorin-Ryu Karate under his long time mentor, Tim Rodgers, who had founded the Miami Seibukan Dojo. Sensei Lemus continued training in Shorin-Ryu Karate, and in 1996 attained the rank of Sandan under the International Seibukan Karatedo Association (ISKA).
In 1996 Sensei Lemus left the ISKA and co-founded with Sensei Rodgers the Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Zentokukai Karatedo Association. Sensei Lemus currently holds the rank of Rokudan in the Zentokukai and is the Association's Vice President. In addition to his devotion to Shorin-Ryu, he has studied other arts such as Aikido, Jujitsu, and two styles of Okinawan Kobudo, attaining the rank of Shodan in both Matayoshi-Ryu and Yamanni-Ryu Kobudo.
He has also studied several Chinese martial arts, including Wing Chun and Hung Gar, Jeet-Kune-Do and is currently studying Chen Style Taichi Chuan. Sensei Lemus currently lives in Hawaii.