-Ginga (Waddling): The standard movement from which all Capoeira moves are performed.

-Queda de Rins (Kidney’s fall): A stance positioning your legs over your body, elbows and head supporting the your weight.
 
-Queda de Tres (Fall in three): Angola position with both hands on the ground and one leg straight. This position is used to land into to escape a Banda or other attack and go into an evasive move.
 
-Queda de Quatro (Fall in four): Angola Position with legs straight in front on the ground and weight on your hands. You use this to escape or back away from an opponent. It's also a position you fall back onto to escape takedowns like the Queda deTres.
 
-Esquiva Baixa (Low shun): A low dodge with one leg back, one hand blocking your head and one supporting your weight.

-Esquiva Lateral (Side shun): Like Esquiva Baixa but to the side, and one arm is overhead.
 
-Cocorinha (Squat): A crouching position.

-Ponte (Bridge): Backbend or low backbend (arms and legs bent but back isn't touching the ground).

-Resistencia (Resistance): Like Cocorinha, but one leg can be forward, you lean back as you escape. You use Reistencia to go to a low Ponte, Role or Rasteira to the side.

-Entrada (Entrance): A sidestep dodge, also a step forward. The Entrada step is also what leads into spinning moves like the Armada, Meia Lua de Compasso, and Meia Lua em Pe.

-Role (Whirl): A way of moving low to the ground, legs sweeping shortly in front of you.
 
-Escala (Scale): Defensive move where you fall back onto one leg. From here usually you spring forward to attack, a sweep or Chapeu de Couro.
 
-Vingativa (Vindictive): A counter that uses your weight and leverage to topple an opponent.

-Cruz (Cross): A counter that ‘uproots’ the opponent.

-Telefone (Telephone): Smacking both sides of the head with your hands.

-Boca de Calca (The bottom of the trousers): A simple takedown where you grab the opponent's ankles and yank.

-Arrastão (Dredge): Takedown where you move in close, shoulder to the opponent's chest, grab their thighs and heave him to the ground.

-Acoite de Braco (Arm whip): A body slam or throw or takedown. Grab one arm, put your other arm between his legs, heave him up onto and over your shoulders and plunk him on the ground.

-Giro (Turn): To spin on your heels, like faking a kick.

-Asfixiante (Asphyxiant): Forward punch on the neck.

-Godeme: A backhand elbow, backhand or overhead strike.

-Galopante (Galloping): A swinging palm strike.

-Cotovelada (Elbow strike): Any elbow strike.

-Banda (Side): A standing sweep.
 
-Banda de Costa (Side back): Takedown where you move in, put one leg behind his and push him over.

-Banda por Dentro (Side from inside): Takedown where you sweep the inside leg rather than the outer leg.

-Aú / Estrela (Cartwheel): A lateral cartwheel like a star shape which are many variations.

-Aú Agulha (Needle Cartwheel): like Aú, but in the middle of it, you join your legs and finish it on your back with your feet together.

-Aú Amazonas (Amazons Cartwheel) : A forward Au slanted with the legs coming down over head rather than sideways.
 
-Amazonas trocado (Changed Amazons): A Au Amazonas but the legs switch position midway through and you land on the opposite foot.
 
-Aú Queda de Rins (Cartwheel with kidney’s fall): A really low, over-slanted Au with the legs traveling around.
 
-Aú Coluna (Vertebral column Cartwheel): An inverted Au with your legs bent behind you.
 
-Piao de Mao (Hand top): A spin hand.

-Pião de Cabeça (Head top): A no-hands spin head.
 
-Amazonas Invertido (Inverted Amazon): A Aú Amazonas starting on your back and ending forward, turning on the same axle.
-Aú Cortado (Cut Cartwheel): A falling kick from a handstand or Au.
 
-Aú Trocado (Changed Cartwheel): Midway through the Aú you do a half rotation and switch sides.
 
-Bico de Papagaio (Parrot beak): An overhead kick, hand-plant on the ground or a variation of the same kick with elbow or forearm (right).
 
-Bico de Papagaio 2 lados (2 sides parrot beak): A Bico de Papagaio but you switch hands after the first and do a reverse one.
 
-Bico de Papagaio Duplo (Dual parrot beak): A Bico de Papagaio that brings both legs together.
 
- Bico de Papagaio Macaco (Monkey parrot beak): A Bico de Papagaio starting from a Macaco position.
 
-Aú Chibata (Stick Cartwheel): A low rolling twist kick. Can be done low to the ground (left) or with the leg higher overhead (right).
 
-Negativa (Negative): A crouching stance with one leg forward, one hand on the ground and the other protecting your head.
 
-Negativa Angola (Angola negative): A takedown with your back leg that pulls the opponents standing leg away.
 
-Negativa Tesoura (Scissors negative): After hooking the leg with Negativa Angola, then use the other leg to Tesoura the opponent's legs.

-Meia Lua de Compasso (Compasses of the half moon): A spinning heel kick with one or both hands on the ground. Below shows one hand, and two hands. After you come up your arm should be guarding your face.
 
-Meia Lua Queda de Rins (Kidney's fall half moon): Same Meia Lua start but you fall onto your elbow like Queda de Rins.
 
-Meia Lua em Pe (Standing half moon): A Meia Lua de Compasso with no hands, a spinning heel kick. Leg stays straight throughout.
 
-Meia Lua Solta (Free half moon): A Meia Lua de Compasso that follows completely through, using the standing leg as an extra kick. Can also be done vertically.
 
-Meia Lua voadora (Flyer half moon): A Meia lua de compasso with both legs off the ground, either top leg or both legs straight (right).
 
-S-dobrado (Folded 'S'): A sweeping leg motion that can lead into any number of different kicks.
 
-Macaco (Monkey): A hand-plant back spring.

-Macaco uma mao (One hand monkey): A Macaco with only one hand.
 
-Flip: A back handspring.

-Flip de Frente (Forward flip): Forward handspring.
 
-Macaco em Pe (Standing monkey): A Macaco done like a cartwheel standing up. Can be done continuously.
 
-Flip Chutado (Kicked flip): A back handspring, with the same leg kicking off and landing.

-Cabeçada (Butt head): A bump with the head
 
-Armada (Armed): A spinning outside crescent kick.

-Meia Lua de Frente (Forward half moon): An inside circular kick.
 
-Armada Dupla (Double Armed): 2 Armadas done in a row without the kicking leg touching the ground.