Career
Peter, like many others, wanted to train in the martial arts after watching Bruce Lee movies. Cunningham got the nickname "Sugarfoot" because of his extremely fast and technical kicking abilities. He also incorporated boxing hand techniques, defense and footwork into his style, and held a 10-4 record as a professional in that sport.
Before Cunningham retired from kickboxing, with a record of 50-0-1 record, 21 KO"s, after defeating Dida Diafat (in a rematch) in June 1996, by decision, in Paris, France.
Peter Cunningham authored the definitive kickboxing training manual, "Civilized Warring: Fundamental Kickboxing Techniques" (with Robert Mickey) in 1996. When opportunities in kickboxing started to become scarce in the mid-1980s, Peter made the transition into working as an actor in both film and television
He was also featured in the 1986 Yuen Biao/Corey Yuen film Righting Wrongs. Additionally Peter guest starred opposite David Carradine on the "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" television series (1993) and worked on big budget features "I Spy", where he doubled Eddie Murphy (2002), and "The Fighter" (2010), playing the role of Mike "Machine Gun" Mungin.
Peter is currently a popular kickboxing instructor and coach in the Southern California area.
Peter is currently teaching students at Team Karate Centers.
