Malcolm introduced Capoeira to Sarawak in 2012 and has been its sole instructor for over 12 years, building a local community around Afro-Brazilian art, culture, and heritage. Alongside weekly classes, he ran a free weekly program for underprivileged youth at Salvation Army Boys Home for four years, and founded Gathering of Tribes Borneo, an annual international festival that has brought practitioners from over 20 countries to Sarawak.
Gathering of Tribes Borneo: Capoeira Festival & Retreat
Founded and produced an annual international Capoeira festival bringing practitioners from 20+ countries across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas to Kuching, Borneo. Supported by Ministry of Tourism Sarawak (2023) and BESarawak (2022). The festival later inspired similar events in Slovenia.
Capoeira Sarawak: 12+ Years of Practice
Built and sustained East Malaysia's only active Capoeira community for over 12 years as its sole instructor. From 2015 to 2019, led free weekly Saturday classes for boys aged 8 to 17 at Salvation Army Boys Home, with students joining the annual grading festival alongside international practitioners from Brazil, the US, Japan, Italy, France, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, and Brunei. The program focused on building discipline, character, and cross-cultural awareness to encourage self-reliance and personal growth.
Salvation Army Boys Home: Free Weekly Program
Every Saturday for four years, Malcolm and his students ran free Capoeira classes for boys aged 8 to 17 at Salvation Army Boys Home in Kuching. The program was not just physical training, designed to build character, discipline, and self-reliance. Each year, the boys joined the Gathering of Tribes Borneo grading festival alongside international practitioners from Brazil, the US, Japan, Italy, France, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, and Brunei, giving them cross-cultural exposure and a sense of capability that extended far beyond the art form itself.