About Caboco

 

   We are a fitness gym, center, studio, dojo...call it what you will...that started simply from the need of a space to train Capoeira in the right environment. 

   Capoeira Camara Malaysia head coach, Cristiano Genuino Da Silva (Professor Soldado) and his student and partner Farezza Hanum Rashid (Fadinha) opened the doors of Caboco in April 2013. This was not before the sweat and time put in by all Camaradas after working hours to clean, paint and put the place together.

   With all the space we had, we couldn't be selfish, though. With the love that Prof Soldado and Fadinha both have for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), we invited the Marcos Escobar Brazilian  Jiu Jitsu Association to be part of the family and today, brown belts Lim Fang Han and Jin Tee are leading a good-looking MEBJJA Caboco team.

   Prof Soldado also teaches Fit Combat, a functional conditioning class which he designed himself based on martial arts and combative techniques.

   Don't worry, it's not all about martial arts here. Caboco is always made warm and cheerful by its Zumba Fitness crew led by Azzura Soraya Hassan and Zen moments in Yoga with Wyn who was certified by the Manasa Yoga school.

Prof Soldado putting the mats together while Juliana attempted something fancy on the wall before we decided to just paint it black.

Prof Soldado made a new friend.

Shannon and Mernan did an excellent job with the Camara logo on the floor.

    "Caboco" is short for "Caboclo de Lanca," the symbol of culture for the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Its origin is the result of a mixture of indigenous African cultures with other popular events such as Bumba-meu-boi, Caboclinhos, Seahorse and Folia de Reis. During Carnivals, men will dress up as the "Caboclo de Lanca" and dance around with spears in their hands. 

   The name "Caboco" for our center is appropriate as not only is Prof Soldado from Pernambuco, but our family is a mixture of various backgrounds and disciplines.

A "Caboclo de Lanca"

Prof Soldado and Fadinha with a Caboco statue at the Cultural House of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil in January 2014.