1. Aim to learn the ginga well. Remember that it is the main movement of capoeira, the first to be taught and, consequently, its base.
2. Every good capoeirista, besides playing capoeira, must know how to play the berimbau and sing. Learn these.
3. When you are playing, only execute capoeira movements of which you have complete control.
4. When you play with a stranger, don’t show all of your game. Save your best hits for the decisive hour, if necessary.
5. The graduated capoeirista who still finds difficulty in learning a certain capoeira movement must stop doing it, trying instead to perfect himself in the movements that he has already learned.
6. Only after acquiring good technique through the execution of attack movements in a slow and progressive manner should the capoeirista worry about speed and, consequently, with the power of his blows.
7. When practicing capoeira, keep your hands relaxed. If you make a fist for a brief instant, relax it immediately. The closed fist is completely foreign to capoeira’s characteristics, which consist of relaxed movements that allow the free circulation of the blood, and thus the execution of more spontaneous and agile movements.
8. Wherever the capoeirista is, capoeira must accompany him. The body and the spirit must be prepared for any situation
9. Observe your more experienced training partners. If you do this, you will learn better.
10. While playing capoeira, do not apply aggressive hits, grappling, and kicks below the waist of your partner with players who are more experienced than you.
11. Try to play without touching your body to the ground. Only the hands and the feet must touch the ground. The best capoeiristas used to play in white clothes without dirtying them.
12. Only enter a roda when you are already completely prepared for capoeira.