Ivanka Trumpdaughter of incoming President Donald Trump, is known to lead an active life.
As a mother of three and outdoor sports lover, the 43-year-old is always on the go, and has recently added jiu-jitsu to her mix of sports. Physical activity.
In a recent appearance on The Skinny Confidential Him & Her podcast, Trump shared how her daughter, Arabella, expressed an interest in learning self-defense when she was 11 years old.
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“I'm in such awe of her,” Trump said of her daughter. “She came to me and said, ‘As a woman, I feel like I need to know how to stand up for myself, and I don’t have the level of confidence yet that I can do that.’”
Ivanka Trump plays with her daughter, Arabella Rose Kushner, in the Rose Garden during a congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House in June 2017. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Trump responded, saying: “At the age of 11, I wasn’t thinking about how to defend myself physically, and I thought that was the coolest thing.”
After researching self-defense options, Trump enrolled Arabella, now 13, in jiu-jitsu (martial arts) lessons with the Valente brothers in Miami, Florida – and soon the whole family joined.
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“(Arabella) started asking me to join, and I joined,” she said. “Then my two sons wanted to do what their older sister was doing. Then my husband joined…which is good for everyone.”
“It's almost like a moving meditation.”
Trump, who has now earned a blue belt in jiu-jitsu, described how she likes the way “the sport harmonizes with… Physical movement“.
“It's almost like moving meditation because the movements are so small,” she said. “It's like a game of 3D chess.”
“There is a real spirituality to it… the basis of a kind of samurai tradition, culture and wisdom.”
During President Trump's first term in the White House, Ivanka Trump noted that she did not focus much on fitness, only going for a weekly jog with her husband, Jared Kushner, and “chasing the kids around the house.”
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Trump said she “never played sports,” but she always loved sports, which remains true today.
She said she enjoys skiing, surfing and racquet sports such as padel (a combination of tennis and squash) and pickleball, which she described as “fun and social.”
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are seen outing with their children on December 10, 2022, in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mega/JC)
“Raising awareness”
On the podcast, Trump said she was drawn to jiu-jitsu because it combines physical fitness and philosophy.
She noted that it also focuses more on how to get yourself out of a dangerous situation before having to hurt someone who is a threat.
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“Having these skills makes you less likely to get into a fight, not more likely to do so,” Trump continued.
“Once you have confidence in your ability to get out of a situation, there is a real focus on raising awareness.”
Ivanka Trump waves as she arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to attend the departure of US President Donald Trump on January 20, 2021. (Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images)
In a previous interview with Fox News Digital, Reiner Gracie, head jiu-jitsu coach at Gracie University in California, emphasized that the only skills that are truly reliable are those that have been “mastered in muscle memory.”
He pointed out that this happens through the widespread practice of self-defense techniques such as Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which “relies on leverage and does not depend on you having a physical advantage over the subject.”
“Having these skills makes you less likely to get into a fight, not more likely to do so.”
“By that I mean strength, speed, power and size – because in almost every case, an attacker will target someone they feel is physically inferior to them.”
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Gracie, whose family created Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and the Ultimate Fighting Championship, shared that Jiu-Jitsu is “highly in demand” because it only takes weeks or months for a person to “develop the basic skills that can keep them safe in the world.” A violent physical confrontation.”
“Transformational” strength training.
In addition to mastering self-defense skills, Ivanka Trump recently revealed a shift in her fitness routine to include weight lifting and resistance training.
Trump posted a video on Instagram showing it Different exercises With different equipment in the gym, noting in the caption that she used to focus mainly on cardio, yoga and Pilates.
“Since moving to Miami, I have shifted my focus to weightlifting and resistance training, and it has been transformative in helping me build muscle and change my body composition in ways I never imagined,” she wrote.
“I believe in a strength training approach built on time-tested, simple core movements – squats, deadlifts, hinges, pushes and pulls. These are the cornerstones of my training, with a focus on lifelong functional strength.”
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Trump added that prioritizing form is “essential” to ensuring results before adding weight.
“This ensures safe and steady progress while maintaining the integrity of every movement,” she continued. “I incorporate movement work into my sessions to enhance range of motion.”
“I believe in a strength training approach built on time-tested, simple core movements — squats, deadlifts, hinges, pushes and pulls,” Ivanka Trump wrote in an Instagram post in October. (Ivanka Trump/Instagram)
She added: “Lifting weights not only enhanced my strength, but also enhanced my athletic abilities and flexibility in general.”
Trump said she dedicates three to four days a week to strength training, including two solo sessions and two with a personal trainer.
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She also said that her increase Eat protein It was also “crucial” to her progress.
“I now eat between 30 and 50 grams of protein per meal,” she said. “It's working… I've never been stronger!”
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are seen arriving at a beachfront restaurant on May 2, 2024, in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mega/JC)
She added that Trump also still enjoys her weekly yoga sessions, spending time outdoors with her children and exercising with friends.
“I also combine two short (10-minute) and high-intensity (like sprints) training sessions each week to keep my cardiovascular fitness sharp and dynamic,” she noted.
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“This balanced approach has instilled new energy in me Fitness routine He achieved great results.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Ivanka Trump for comment.
