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Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President-elect Donald Trump, is known for leading an active lifestyle.
The 43-year-old mother of three and outdoor sports enthusiast has always been active and has recently added jiu-jitsu to her mix of physical activities.
In a recent appearance on the podcast “The Skinny Confidential Him & Her,” President Trump talked about how his daughter Arabella expressed an interest in learning self-defense when she was 11 years old.
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“I'm really in awe [her]President Trump said of his daughter: “My daughter came to me and said, 'As a woman, I feel like I need to know how to protect myself, but I don't feel confident that I can do it yet.'”
Ivanka Trump plays with her daughter Arabella Rose Kushner in the Rose Garden during the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House in June 2017. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Trump responded, “When I was 11 years old…I didn't think about how to physically protect myself, and I thought that was the coolest thing.”
After researching self-defense options, President Trump enrolled Arabella, now 13, in jiu-jitsu (martial arts) classes with the Valente brothers in Miami, Florida, and the entire family soon joined.
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”[Arabella] “They started asking me to get involved, so I got involved,” she said. “Then my two sons wanted to do what their sister was doing. Then my husband joined in…It's good for everyone.”
“It's like a moving meditation.”
Trump, who is currently a blue belt in Jiu-Jitsu, said he likes how the sport “integrates physical movement.”
“The movements are so subtle that it's almost like a moving meditation,” she says. “It's like chess in three dimensions.”
“There's something like real spiritualism there…based on things like samurai tradition, culture and wisdom.”
During President Trump's first White House term, Ivanka Trump placed little emphasis on fitness, saying she only went for weekly runs with husband Jared Kushner and “chased the kids around the house.” .
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Trump said he “never went to the gym” but always loved sports, and still does.
She enjoys skiing, surfing, and racquet sports such as padel tennis (a combination of tennis and squash) and pickleball, which she described as “fun and sociable.”
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner walk with their children in Miami, Florida on December 10, 2022. (MEGA/GC image)
“Raise awareness”
Trump said on the podcast that he was drawn to jiu-jitsu because of its combination of physical strength and philosophy.
It also focuses on how to get out of a dangerous situation before harming the person who poses a threat, she noted.
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“Having these skills makes you less likely to get into a fight, but not more likely,” Trump continued.
“Once you have confidence that you can get out of certain situations, the focus is on raising awareness.”
Ivanka Trump waves as she arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland in preparation for US President Donald Trump's departure on January 20, 2021. (Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images)
Renner Gracie, head jiu-jitsu instructor at California's Gracie University, emphasized in a previous interview with Fox News Digital that the only truly reliable skills are those that are “acquired as muscle memory.”
This happens with intensive practice of self-defense techniques like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which he points out is “lever-based and does not rely on having a physical advantage over the target.” I did.
“Having these skills makes you less likely to get into fights, but it doesn't make you more likely to get into fights.”
“And what I'm talking about here is strength, speed, power, size. Because most of the time, attackers target someone they feel is physically inferior to them. Because I will.”
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Gracie, whose family founded Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and the Ultimate Fighting Championship, said Jiu-Jitsu is “very popular.” Because “it only takes weeks or months to learn the core skills to stay safe” through violent physical contact. ”
“Transformational” strength training
Ivanka Trump recently revealed that in addition to learning self-defense techniques, she has changed her fitness routine to include weight lifting and strength training.
Trump posted a video on Instagram showing her doing various exercises using different equipment at the gym, and said in the caption that she mainly focused on cardio, yoga, and Pilates.
“Since moving to Miami, I've shifted my focus to weightlifting and strength training, and it's been transformative in helping me build muscle and change my body composition in ways I never imagined. ,” she wrote.
“I believe in an approach to strength training that is based on basic, proven, simple movements such as the squat, deadlift, hinge, push and pull. These are the foundation of my workouts and are lifelong… It emphasizes functional strength.
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Trump added that it is “essential” to prioritize form to ensure results before making weight.
“This ensures safe and steady progress while maintaining the integrity of each movement,” she continued. “We incorporate mobility work into our sessions to increase range of motion.”
“I believe in an approach to strength training based on basic, proven, simple movements like squats, deadlifts, hinges, pushes and pulls,” Ivanka Trump wrote in an Instagram post in October. “There is,” he said. (Ivanka Trump/Instagram)
“Weightlifting has not only increased my strength, but my overall athleticism and recovery,” she added.
Trump said he devotes three to four days a week to strength training, including two solo sessions and two sessions with a personal trainer.
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She also said increasing her protein intake was “important” to her progress.
“I'm now getting between 30 and 50 grams of protein per meal,” she said. “It worked…I'm stronger than ever!”
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump arrive at a seaside eatery in Miami Beach, Florida on May 2, 2024. (MEGA/GC image)
Trump said he still enjoys weekly yoga sessions, spending time outdoors with his children and playing sports with friends.
“I also incorporate several short (10-minute) high-intensity interval training sessions (such as sprints) each week to keep my cardiovascular fitness sharp and dynamic,” she said.
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“This balanced approach has injected new energy into my fitness routine with great results.”
FOX News Digital has reached out to Ivanka Trump for comment.