Fox Health: Ivanka Trump's jiu-jitsu practice benefits whole family, celebrity trainers reveal

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Ivanka Trump's jiu-jitsu practice benefits whole family, celebrity trainers reveal

The Valente Brothers, a jiu-jitsu family in Miami, has been training first daughter Ivanka Trump and her family. They share their essential techniques for self-defense and confidence....                        ...                        ...                            ...First daughter Ivanka Trump has gone public with her You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......In a recent Instagram post by martial artists The Valente Brothers, Trump showed off her mastered maneuvers with trainer Gui Valente.......Trump recently shared that her daughter, Arabella, first started taking classes before the entire family joined.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Supermodel Gisele Bündchen, who has also trained with the Valente brothers and is the mother of Joaquim Valente's child, has publicly called out the benefits of her own jiu-jitsu practice......."I feel stronger, more confident and empowered since I started practicing self-defense," she said in a previous Instagram post. "I feel it's an important skill for all, but especially for You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login."......In an on-camera interview with Fox News Digital, the three Valente brothers — Pedro, Gui and Joaquim, who are based in Miami, Florida — shared why a self-defense practice like jiu-jitsu is a great physical and mental workout for the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......."We have students starting as young as 3 years old and as old as 87 continuing their training," Joaquim Valente said. "It creates an opportunity for everyone to engage."......For kids facing bullying, the practice helps them develop the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to protect themselves and parents wind up tagging along, according to Joaquim.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"Saturday, we call it family day here at Valente Brothers," he said. "We have so many families that come together, and they train with their kids."......The martial art, which originated from samurai warriors in medieval Japan, started to become popular in the U.S. during the 20th century, when then-President Teddy Roosevelt practiced it in the White House.......For the last 30 years, the Valente brothers, whose family is originally from Brazil and trained with world-renowned Brazilian martial artist Helio Gracie, have specialized in teaching jiu-jitsu as both a self-defense tool and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login.......The brothers focus on a "7-5-3 code" philosophy, which is intended to create "spiritual, mental and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login."......Joaquim Valente shared that their instruction focuses on empowering people for various situations, like being put in a headlock or preparing for a punch.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Gui Valente added that jiu-jitsu can also provide health benefits, noting that their predecessors were doctors — including their father, Grand Master Pedro Valente Sr., who was a plastic surgeon......."He often talked about how what he learned on the mat helped tremendously with his career," Gui said. "All the fundamentals of jiu-jitsu, the philosophical aspect of jiu-jitsu, can be beneficial on and off the mat."......"Self-defense is a human necessity," Pedro Valente added. "Our style of jiu-jitsu gives students this opportunity even if they're very busy with their lives – with business and work and family – they still can come in and learn a very powerful system of self-defense but in a very safe way."......Jiu-jitsu is an "exercise of the mind," the brothers described, which makes it a great You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login amid the stresses of daily life.......The brothers repeated that their 7-5-3 philosophy – which represents the seven virtues of a warrior, five keys to health and three states of mind – is lesson No. 1 in learning self-defense.......Simple techniques — like learning how to release control if someone grabs you by the wrist and pulls, or if someone places two hands around your neck with the intention to choke — are a basic necessity, Joaquim Valente noted.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Another essential technique of jiu-jitsu is learning how to fall without being injured.......But the best self-defense technique, according to the trainers, is avoiding confrontation altogether......."We want to think about self-defense even before the fight happens," Gui Valente said. "When we talk about situational awareness, we also talk about teaching students risk management."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Pedro Valente also discussed the importance of emotional balance and developing a "sense of poise" when approached with danger......."When you are in a state of panic, the frontal lobe of your brain is not functioning well, you're not going to be able to rationally decide what's the best escape route," he told Fox News Digital......."The best self-defense is always avoidance. If you get into a physical fight, you're already a step behind."......Pedro added that having emotional balance also helps to avoid "petty arguments, bickering, that many times will lead to a fight."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"Anticipation is key — and the only way to anticipate is to be present," he said, emphasizing the importance of being connected to one's surroundings......."Presence is something that can really enhance our You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and, at the same time, allow us to anticipate a problem that might be happening around us."......The three brothers, who are all fathers to young children who train, shared their goal for jiu-jitsu to be taught more widely in schools as You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login.......The brothers have been leading this movement in the Miami area, where a few instructors have been teaching in some schools......."We consider it to be the best form of PE," Gui Valente said. "It really complements the academics ... and what develops into physical confidence, improves You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Pedro Valente echoed that this education is a "powerful combination of intellectual and physical confidence."......"Jiu-jitsu — and this is something that we work on with psychologists and therapists — is one of the key ways to address these common problems that every kid faces," Gui Valente added.......The brothers also emphasized that jiu-jitsu has helped students of all ages with weight loss due to the physical elements of the sport, as well as You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"You work every single muscle in your body and in different ways," Gui Valente said. "You have to be able to develop great stamina, because when you spar, you have to last for sometimes 20 to 30 minutes, or even longer than that."......"You have to learn how to use strength efficiently, which is truly important in pretty much You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to practice, as well as flexibility and mobility."...

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