Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump’s daughter, is adding popular self-defense practices to her workout routine

Ivanka Trump, a daughter of President Trump, has been known to lead an active life.

As a mother of three and a lover of outdoor sports, the 43-year-old is always on the go, and has recently added jiu-jitsu to her mix of physical activity.

In a recent appearance on “The Skinny Confidential Him & Her” podcast, Trump shared how her daughter, Arabella, expressed interest in learning self-defense when she was 11.

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“I’m just so honored by (her),” Trump said of his daughter.

“She came to me and said, ‘As a woman, I feel like I need to know how to defend myself, and I don’t yet have a confidence level 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: “When I was 11 … I didn’t think about how to physically defend myself and I thought that was the coolest thing.”

After researching self-defense options, Trump enrolled Arabella, now 13, in jiu-jitsu (martial arts) classes at Valente Brothers in Miami, Florida — and soon the whole family joined, she said.

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“(Arabella) started asking me to join – I joined,” she said. “Then my two sons wanted to do what their older sister was doing. Then my husband came along… It’s good for everyone.”

“It’s almost like a moving meditation.”

Trump, who is now a blue belt in jiu-jitsu, described that she likes how the sport “connects physical movement.”

“It’s almost like a moving meditation because the movements are so micro,” she said. “It’s like three-dimensional chess.”

“There’s like a real spiritualism to it … the grounding in a kind of samurai tradition and culture and wisdom.”

During President Trump’s first term in the White House, Ivanka Trump noted that she had very little focus on fitness, only taking weekly runs with husband Jared Kushner and “chasing the kids around the house.”

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Trump shared that she was “never a fitness person” but always loved sports.

She said she enjoys skiing, surfing and racquet sports like padel tennis (a hybrid of tennis and squash) and pickle ball, which she described as “fun and social.”

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner out for a walk with their children on December 10, 2022 in Miami, Florida. (MEGA/GC Images)

‘Attention’

On the podcast, Trump said she was drawn to jiu-jitsu because it combines physical fitness and philosophy.

It also focuses more on how to get out of a dangerous situation before harming someone who is a threat, she noted.

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“Having these skills makes you less likely to get into a fight, not more likely,” Trump continued.

“When you have confidence that you can somehow move out of a situation, there is a real focus on raising awareness.”

Ivanka Trump waves as she arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland for President Trump’s departure on January 20, 2021. (Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images)

In a previous interview with Fox News Digital, Rener Gracie, head instructor of jiu-jitsu at Gracie University in California, emphasized that the only truly reliable skills are those that have been “mastered into muscle memory.”

This is done through extensive practice of self-defense methods like Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which are “leverage-based and don’t rely on you having a physical advantage over the subject,” he noted.

“Having these skills makes you less likely to get into a fight, not more likely to.”

“And by that I mean strength, speed, power and size – because in almost every case the attacker will target someone they feel is physically inferior to them.”

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Gracie, whose family created Brazilian jiu-jitsu and the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), said jiu-jitsu is “highly sought after” because it only takes weeks or months for someone to “develop the core skills that could keep them safe in a violent physical encounter.”

‘Transformative’ strength training

In addition to mastering self-defense skills, Ivanka Trump recently revealed a shift in her fitness routine to include weightlifting and resistance training.

On Instagram, Trump posted a video showing different exercises with different equipment at the gym, noting in the caption that she used to focus primarily on cardio, yoga and Pilates.

“Since moving to Miami, I’ve shifted my focus to weightlifting and resistance 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 a strength training approach built on fundamental, time-tested and simple movements – squats, deadlifts, hinges, pushes and pulls. These are the cornerstones of my training that emphasizes functional strength for life.”

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Trump added that prioritizing form is “essential” to ensure results before adding weight.

“This ensures a safe and steady progression while maintaining the integrity of each movement,” she continued. “I incorporate mobility work into my sessions to improve range of motion.”

“I believe in a strength training approach built on fundamental, time-tested and simple movements – squats, deadlifts, hinges, pushes and pulls,” Ivanka Trump wrote in an Instagram post in October. (Ivanka Trump/Instagram)

“Weightlifting has not only improved my strength, but my overall athleticism and resilience,” she added.

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 increasing her protein intake has also been “critical” to her progress.

“I now consume between 30 and 50 grams of protein per meal,” she said. “It works…I’ve never been stronger!”

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are seen arriving at a beachside eatery on May 2, 2024 in Miami Beach, Florida. (MEGA/GC Images)

Trump also still enjoys weekly yoga sessions, spending time outdoors with his children and playing sports with friends, she said.

“I also incorporate a few short (10-minute), high-intensity interval training sessions (such as sprints) each week to keep my cardiovascular fitness sharp and dynamic,” she noted.

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“This balanced approach has re-energized my training routine and produced amazing results.”

Fox News Digital reached out to Ivanka Trump for comment.