About Us

California Wushu Academy (CWA) was founded in 2000 by Peter Hoogduin, a Black Belt and Professional Coach.  Peter has devoted his life to the advancement of Wushu and takes pride in coaching and holding his students to high standards.  At CWA, students have fun and are instilled with integrity and a sense of discipline. Students also learn lessons applicable to both physical and mental development so that they are able to achieve greatness in any endeavor. Wushu offers full-body conditioning that develops every muscle. The academy has a low student-teacher ratio, professional coaching and programs that focus on skill mastery rather than rank advancement.

Peter Hoogduin, Founder & Head Coach

Peter Hoogduin, Founder & Head Coach

Peter Hoogduin began studying wushu in 1988 under Coach Kong Mien Ho. After coming to the United States, he continued his wushu training under several masters including Chinese Wushu Grand Master Dao Yun Chen and former Beijing Wushu Team member Li Jing.  He has over 10 years of professional teaching experience, and has won several championships in both wushu and mixed martial arts tournaments. In 2000, Peter was ranked 5th in the United States in Changquan (long fist).  In addition, he has also trained intensively in Beijing, China with many high-level students and coaches from around the world, including Wu Bin (the former coach of Jet Li and the Beijing Wushu Team).

Having devoted his life to the advancement of wushu, Coach Peter now takes pride in coaching and holding his students to high standards. Through wushu training, his students are instilled with integrity and a sense of discipline, learning lessons applicable to both physical and mental development, so that they are able to achieve greatness in any endeavor.