Our Academy's Instructors

Master Raberge is the owner and chief instructor of Raberge's Leadership Martial Arts where he is dedicated full-time to the profession of teaching and practicing taekwondo. He is a nationally-certified instructor and a fifth-degree black belt. He is recognized as a world top ten competitor and holds numerous state championship titles. He has also been recognized by his peers in the region by his being named 2011 Regional Instructor of the Year.

As a nationally certified chief instructor, he teaches the disciplines of traditional forms, traditional weapons, self-defense, board breaking, sparring, cardio, and special needs training. However these are only physical aspects of taekwondo. Master Raberge is committed to bringing out the best of each student by teaching leadership and life skills which are employed daily to achieve their personal and martial-arts goals.

"I work with families and individuals to develop goals tailored to meet the needs of the student. Successful martial-arts training results in improved performance in all aspects of life and is a very personal experience. Whether it's improving general fitness; developing and honing life skills such as confidence, discipline and leadership; or training to compete at a high level, the ongoing success of our school is demonstrated daily in the lives of our students."

Mrs. Bovitz is a nationally-certified instructor. She has been a world-ranked top-ten competitor and holds numerous state championships. She is a fourth-degree black belt and enjoys competing and judging at tournaments at all levels. Mrs. Bovitz received a regional achievement award in 2010 for her leadership activities. In 2014, she was decorated as a regional instructor of the year.

She trains under along with her husband. She has found that when families train together, they can help each other achieve their goals. "I enjoy watching families train and grow together not only in their martial arts, but also in their life skills. Each family member brings their unique perspective on their martial-arts training, and when families combine these perspectives the entire family becomes stronger."

Mrs. Bovitz enjoys teaching fun classes which focus on improving techniques and life skills at the same time. She strives to bring out the best from each student while having a little fun along the way. She also enjoys finding new and innovative ways to teach martial-arts techniques, so that each student can achieve their goals.

Mr. Bovitz is a nationally-certified instructor at Raberge's Leadership Martial Arts. He holds consecutive state champion titles in traditional forms and sparring and is a state champion in traditional weapons. He is currently a fourth-degree black belt. He enjoys teaching students taekwondo at the academy, and he also enjoys judging at tournaments. In 2010 and 2014 Mr. Bovitz received regional achievement awards for his activities, including the creation and maintenance of the school's websites.

Mr. Bovitz and his wife used to actively train under , but now he (and she) works behind the scenes to help the currently-active students enjoy their experience. Mr. Bovitz maintains the student resources website and creates signs and hand-outs to promote upcoming events with the school.

Bio for Ms. Leenstra coming soon!

Bio for Ms. Ciszmar-Dalal coming soon!

Bio for Mr. Crook coming soon!