Cheick Kongo repertoire and trained in Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Savate and Greco-Roman Wrestling at age of 19. At age 23, he studied Pencak Silat, an Indonesian martial art, and was coached by Charles Joussot and Franck Ropers, men who brought silat to France. They taught Kongo the Pencak Silat style of Setia Hati Terate. He is also a cousin of rugby star Fulgence Ouedraogo, the French back-rower. Cheick is also a columnist for the French MMA magazine, Top Fight. On June 10, 2001, Kongo began his professional career by knocking out Doog Ward. Kongo then followed up that win with a TKO
Pencak Silat competing in 24 weight categories in both the combat and performance events (18 combat event and 6 performance event). <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> The 1st World Sports School Pencak Silat Championship 2016 Singapore <div align="left"> The 1st World 5x5 Silat Championship 2017 Venue: KL, 11-12 Feb 2017 Host: PESAKA Malaysia The 1st Kids & Junior 5x5 Silat Challenge 2017 Venue: KL, 11-12 Mar 2017 Host: PESAKA Malaysia 5th was held in 2015. The 5th ASIAN Beach Games Venue: Da Nang, 24 Sep - 4 Oct 2016 Host: VPSF Vietnam The 6th TAFISA International Festival Pencak Silat Venue: Jakarta,