Well Im not really sure what your asking? but I think your asking if any one was a beginnaer who started capoeira? I think everyone was a beginner at some point most probabaly when they first started it, just like you. The only advice I can give you is that if you like it you should keep doing it. life is to short to dennie yourself the pleasure of physical self expression. if you like capoeira then keep doing it . sometimes for beginners who see advanced people it can be verry discuraging "Ill never be that good" but this is in your head. every person plays differently because every person sees the world differently and interacts with people differently. and everyone wasn't good at it at first. its like learnign a new language. All I can say is if you like, then continue, and if you feel to discuraged then maybee its not for you. if it was easy everyone would do it. Right?

There is a profound beauty to starting a new art.

Know that your body intuitively knows how and where to move.
So much of the initial leg (pun intended) of the journey gets spent trying to learn the movements, the how, and the when, to use them. As it should be, too.

Capoeira is a language, and in order to speak any language, you need to have an understanding of the words.
But speaking a language is not repeating phrases. Truly speaking a language is a process where our internal vision, our internal movement and understanding, gets shared through an agreed upon format.

So much of the initial leg of the journey seems to be about re-formatting the self so that you can use the new tool.
In doing so, it, by necessity, puts a damper on your original form of expression.

Remember to hold that original point of expression in your mind, as well as in your gut...
In fact, rather than holding it - let it flow!
It is incredible to witness how knowledgeable that natural movement is, without any guidance.




Always *PATIENTLY* observe a Roda before playing in it - get a sense of how each player moves. Do they have a tendency to turn in one direction over the other after preforming a movement? Do they wait for vulnerable patches in another player's movement before they through a devastating strike? Do they encourage freeflow and fun?
All of these are crucially important to have some degree of sense of before you enter a Roda. I've had shoulders dislocated because I wasn't cautious.

ALWAYS listen to the Berimbau. All the movements begin and end with the Berimbau, and there are often subtle hints for those who know how to listen.
Different rhythms imply different games, and different songs have different meanings that might suggest a movement, or a playstyle that the mestre wants to see.

Don't stress it.
With any luck, the number of games you play in your life will expand well over the thousands. A single game is an opportunity to learn, and every "opponent" is a teacher. There is no winning and there is no losing. A graceful and fluid game that goes back and forth, each player trapping and occasionally dropping the other, time and again, each time elevating the intensity (intensity is *not* speed) just a little bit, so that it ends with satisfaction for BOTH players? That's winning.

That said, some of my best experiences have been games where I managed to get one kick in, if that, and spent the rest of the time trying my damndest to get myself un-trapped, or out of the way of a mestre's foot as quickly as possible.

LEARN THE SONGS. LEARN THE INSTRUMENTS.
Capoeira is Music first, Motion second. LEARN THE SONGS. LEARN THE INSTRUMENTS.

And have fun.

Axe!

I am a Noob to Capoeira as well. It seems to me that it is as more of a dance than a martial art; although it is easy to see how it can cross over. I have been thinking of possible ways to incorporate other dance moves into it, but I think I need to wait until I am proficient at the form as it is first.