Having performed as an acrobatic clown in drama school, Peng began studying Wushu in order to enter the field of Peking Opera. But at the time he didn't know much about martial arts, thinking of it as little more than showing off.
身為劇校武丑（小花臉），彭偉群學武是為了朝京劇發展，只是當時對武術認知不深，以為不過就是多練兩套拳「耍帥」用罷了。