I see a lot of spacemacs users that seem rather confused on emacs basics. Makes me think you would be better of learning emacs, adding evil to the mix. Then using a starter kit if desired.
Emacs has a built in tutorial. It is advertised on the welcome screen. You may find that it is a thoughtfully constructed and actually quite helpful. You won't be able to finish it in five minutes...
You learn Emacs basics within GNU Emacs itself https://www.gnu.org/s/emacs see in the menu Help, there is Tutorial, FAQ, Info pages, everything is self contained.