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Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian Supermodel, Speculated To Be Dating Her BJJ Instructor

Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian Supermodel, Speculated To Be Dating Her BJJ Instructor
Image Credits: Numéro Magazine & Twitter

Gisele Bündchen, the popular Brazilian fashion model, has been training BJJ for quite a while now… And some media are speculating that she is dating her Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor, Joaquim Valente.

The speculations are coming not too long after the supermodel and Tom Brady, the famous NFL athlete, announced their divorce.
Namely, Bündchen and Valente have been seen going out for dinner at a restaurant in Costa Rica:

Gisele and Joaquim

Gisele Bündchen and Joaquim Valente (Image source: Page Six)

The supermodel has been training BJJ with the Valente brothers for quite a while already, albeit with more of an MMA turn to it.
Here’s what she had to say about the experience:

I believe the more tools we have in our toolbox the better. I feel stronger, more confidence and empowered since I started practicing self-defense. I feel it’s an important skill for all, but specially for us women.

Thank you Valente brothers for being awesome teachers and for making training so much fun. I am looking forward to keep improving.

They also did a photoshoot together a few days ago:

Bündchen initially got her children into Jiu-Jitsu, before she started training it as well.

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