Pete Cunningham (kickboxer)
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Peter "Sugarfoot" Cunningham is a Canadian
kickboxer
and martial arts
actor
.
Peter, like many others, wanted to train in the martial arts after watching Bruce Lee
movies. Now he is a living legend in the world of kickboxing. He is a 7-Times Undefeated World Kickboxing Champion and the first inductee in the ISKA
Hall of Fame as a 50-1-0 record holder with 21 KO's. He got his nickname after his almost perfect kicking techniques. Peter is now also a popular instructor.
He was in the 1985 martial arts film, No Retreat, No Surrender
as lightweight champion fighter Frank Peters. He was also in the 1986 Yuen Biao
/Corey Yuen
film Righting Wrongs
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
kickboxer
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
and martial arts
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
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Peter, like many others, wanted to train in the martial arts after watching Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...
movies. Now he is a living legend in the world of kickboxing. He is a 7-Times Undefeated World Kickboxing Champion and the first inductee in the ISKA
Iska
Iska is a village in Koonga Parish, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia....
Hall of Fame as a 50-1-0 record holder with 21 KO's. He got his nickname after his almost perfect kicking techniques. Peter is now also a popular instructor.
He was in the 1985 martial arts film, No Retreat, No Surrender
No Retreat, No Surrender
No Retreat, No Surrender is a 1986 American martial arts sports film written and directed by Corey Yuen his American directorial debut, and starring Kurt McKinney, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Tai Chung Kim.-Plot:...
as lightweight champion fighter Frank Peters. He was also in the 1986 Yuen Biao
Yuen Biao
Yuen Biao is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist. He specialises in acrobatics and Chinese martial arts and has worked on over 80 films as actor, stuntman and action choreographer...
/Corey Yuen
Corey Yuen
Corey Yuen Kwai is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker and producer. He was a member of the Peking Opera Schools and one of the Seven Little Fortunes.-Life and career:...
film Righting Wrongs
Righting Wrongs
Righting Wrongs is a 1986 Hong Kong martial arts action crime film directed by Corey Yuen , starring Yuen Biao and Cynthia Rothrock. This is the one of Yuen Biao's better known films that he made without film industry compatriots Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan.-Title:The film's Hong Kong English...
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