Kancho Gary

Gary MacRae began his adult life serving in the army as an infantry soldier. While in the army, he was first introduced to Martial Arts and immediately excelled. After leaving the Army in 1981, Gary opened his first Karate school where he taught various forms of Martial Arts including Kickboxing, Jiu-jitsu, Judo, Aikido, Kendo, Iaido and other Budo skills. From those humble beginnings, things began to grow quickly, and The Golden Knights soon opened clubs across South Australia.

Early in 1985 Gary was involved in a serious accident when he was knocked off his motorcycle. The accident left him with a broken neck and a severely broken arm. These injuries threatened his continued participation in martial arts. But Gary fought his way back to full fitness, and successfully achieved his 5th Dan grading in December, 1985. Throughout his rehabilitation and recovery from the accident, Gary never lost sight of his aspiration to pursue, develop and sustain a contemporary, self defence-oriented Karate system with a foundation firmly based around classic Martial Arts beliefs of personal development.

Now an 8th Dan Black Belt with the title of Kancho, Gary MacRae is one of the most celebrated and highest-ranked Martial Arts Instructors in Australia.