Germantown Location Instructor

We are proud of the team at our Germantown school location. Check out our Germantown school instructor below.

Germantown Martial Arts InstructorMaster Duke Lee

Master Duke Lee started his martial arts training in South Korea at age 7.  He holds a sixth-degree black belt in Taekwondo and a red belt in Gum Do – a Korean sword martial art.  He also holds a degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in finance.  Master Lee has been the head instructor at the Germantown Academy since 2007.

 He began his career at J. K. Lee at 17 years old in 1997, teaching at Brookfield and Waukesha before coming to Germantown.  He has considerable experience as a taekwondo competitor, referee, and coach from the local to international level.  Master Lee was the Tri-State Tournament sparring champion in 2000, Grand Champion and center referee at dozens of J. K. Lee tournaments, a Hanmadang World Championship referee, and a translator, committee member, and coach for several Hanmadang National Championships.

Master Duke Lee enjoys giving back to the local community through charitable events like J. K. Lee’s annual Board Break-a-thon for Wisconsin’s Children’s Hospital as well as service for the general public.  He has trained hundreds of children in bullying awareness and prevention as well as hosted safety and self-defense seminars for adults. He is a regional officer for a non-profit organization called COYAD (Council of Youth Anti-Drug) in the Milwaukee area and he builds a healthy network by providing drug prevention and leadership for youth and adults.



Mrs. Holzberger

Mrs. Holzberger was a teacher’s aide before joining JK Lee Germantown in 2006. She is now an instructor at the Germantown location where she is also training for her 5th Degree Black Belt. 

Mrs. Holzberger has competed on both the local and national level, and has become a Gold and Silver medalist in the US Open Hanmadang National Championships. She has also volunteered her time at further Hanmadang competitions. 

During her time with JK Lee’s, Mrs. Holzberger has had the opportunity to learn from some of the top teachers including Law Enforcement teacher Dave Young, UFC Striking Coach Eddie Cha, Xtreme Couture Coach Tim Lane, Master Villena, and Master Pableo. 

Mrs. Holzberger has participated and supported various Anti Bully/Anti drug seminars, Safety Awareness classes, and Women’s Self Defense classes. She also enjoys giving back to the taekwondo community by volunteering her time with the JK Lee City Youth Program. 

Mrs. Holzberger and her husband have 4 children and a granddaughter who also train with JK Lee’s. She enjoys spending her free time with her growing family, going to the movies, grilling, reading, traveling and spoiling her granddaughter.

 

Mr. Starke

Michael Starke joined Tae Kwon Do at age 19 on September 23, 1995. He instructed part time at the JK Lee Brookfield location and became an assistant instructor at the German location in 2014. He is currently a Third Degree Black Belt and is training for his Fourth Degree Black Belt. 

In his free time Mr. Starke enjoys camping with his wife and three children. Also an avid runner, Mr. Stark has run in numerous 5K’s and completed a Marathon.