Kon Pappy has had an illustrious career with State, National and World Titles in Freestyle Wrestling, Greco Roman Wresting, Sambo, Sumo, No GI Grappling, Sports Jiu-Jitsu and Karate. Kon has also World Championship Titles for Veterans in Sports Jiu-Jitsu, No GI Grappling and Pankration.

 

Title History

 

1981 won the State School Boy Champion Wrestling

1981 placed 3rd in NSW Title School Boy Championships Wrestling

Won Junior, Senior and Veteran Championships in Wrestling

Has won 18 Australian Championships in Freestyle, Greco Roman, Wrestling, Sambo, Sumo, Karate and Pankration

Four times world champion in Sports Jiu Jitsu and Pankration

Represented Australia in 11 countries around the world

 

Career Highlights and Achievements

 

Kon started training in 1979 at the Newtown PCYC

His inspiration to protect himself was born from being bullied as a thin kid

Kon began with Judo and then Olympic Wrestling

Refereed and judged the UFC for from 2010 to 2018

Kon has trained athletes that have won state and Australian titles in MMA, Karate, Jiu Jitsu, Sambo

National Coach for Pankration from 2006 to 2018

World coach for Pankration for five years

Has trained six world champions -Pankration

Has trained over 20 Australian Champions from 1994 till today in Wrestling, Pankration and MMA

 

Kon has judged at 20 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in China, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Philippines and in 2015 was inducted to the Fighting Hall of Fame for four decades of representation.

Kon’s expertise as an authority in wrestling has been sort by National Rugby League (NRL) Clubs Manly and St George as a tackling coach.

Training footballers to tackle opponents with different physiques and strengths is a powerful testament to wrestling.

 

Now Kon wants to make wrestling more accessible to the general public within self-defence.

Kon explains that wrestling relies on skill and balance rather than sheer strength and wants to make those skills more attainable.