Community & Passion Projects — Malcolm Wu

Community & Passion Projects

Built outside of work.
Sustained for over a decade.

Two long-running community projects — one rooted in fitness and obstacle racing, the other in Afro-Brazilian martial art and cultural heritage. Neither was built for a résumé. Both are still running.

OCR & Fitness Capoeira & Cultural Programs
OCR & Fitness Community
Elevation Fitness  ·  Spartan Race  ·  Brand Ambassador Malaysia
Early team member, brand builder & community operations lead  |  2021 - Present

Elevation Fitness was built from the ground up as Kuching's dedicated OCR training community. From shaping its brand identity and culture, to building on-site Spartan Race obstacles, to producing professionally run community events and directing Sarawak's first government-officiated obstacle race, the journey grew from a local training group into a recognised regional OCR platform.

Race Director  ·  2025

Sabal OCR: Forest Department Sarawak Open Day

Sarawak's first government-officiated obstacle course race. Designed and directed end-to-end by Malcolm and the Elevation Fitness team. 5km course, 15 obstacles, approximately 120 participants. Officiated by the Premier of Sarawak.

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5km course with 15 custom obstacles
Approximately 120 participants
Officiated by the Premier of Sarawak
Full event production by Elevation Fitness
Brand Ambassador  ·  2023 - 2025

Spartan South ASEAN Series

Official Spartan Brand Ambassador for Malaysia (2023–2025). Competed in Sprint, Super, Beast, Trifecta, Hurricane Heat (4h), and DEKA Fit events across Kuching, Miri, Kuala Lumpur, and Phuket.

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Community Events  ·  2022 - 2025

Spartan Community Workout Series

Organised 10+ monthly Spartan community workout events in Kuching, planned and executed end-to-end with ticketing platform registration, dedicated event landing pages, and full Spartan Race branding. Covered in Sarawak Tribune and The Borneo Post.

Capoeira & Cultural Programs
Capoeira Instructor  ·  Festival Producer  ·  Cultural Community Builder
East Malaysia's only active Capoeira instructor  |  2005 - Present

Malcolm began his Capoeira journey in Kuala Lumpur in 2005. When he returned to his hometown of Kuching, Sarawak, there was no community to return to — so he built one from scratch. What started as weekly classes grew into an annual festival, an international cultural retreat, a four-year commitment to underprivileged youth, and a community that has brought practitioners from over 20 countries to Borneo. One of his teachers later produced a short documentary about what he has built — and why.

Documentary
Building Capoeira in Borneo — The Story Behind the Community
A documentary produced by one of Malcolm's teachers — tracing how Capoeira took root in East Malaysia, the community it grew, and the four years spent teaching at Salvation Army Boys Home.
Annual International Festival  ·  2013 – 2024

Gathering of Tribes Borneo

The community grew into an annual international festival — bringing practitioners from 20+ countries to Kuching for Capoeira workshops, indigenous cultural experiences, and rainforest immersion. Supported by the Ministry of Tourism Sarawak and BESarawak. What started here inspired a festival in Slovenia.

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Gathering of Tribes Borneo Festival
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Cultural Instruction  ·  2005 - Present

Capoeira Sarawak: 20 Years of Practice

Started Capoeira in Kuala Lumpur in 2005. Returned to Kuching in mid 2012 and built East Malaysia's only active Capoeira community from zero — as its sole instructor. Conducted workshops, gradings, and annual festivals from 2013, bringing international guest teachers from Brazil, the US, Japan, Italy, France, Slovenia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Brunei to a city most of them had never heard of before.

Started
2005
Kuala Lumpur
Built from zero in
Kuching, Sarawak
Mid 2012  ·  East Malaysia's only active instructor
Annual festivals since
2013
20+ countries represented
Social Impact  ·  Salvation Army Boys Home

A Promise to Major Mary

Not long after returning to Kuching, his teacher in Kuala Lumpur asked if he could identify a shelter for underprivileged kids. He visited the Salvation Army Boys Home, spoke with Major Mary, and they agreed. Before he left, she asked: what happens to the boys once the program ends?

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He didn't plan any of that. He just kept his word to Major Mary.

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