{"id":18981,"date":"2021-06-30T14:32:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T12:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=18981"},"modified":"2021-07-07T09:03:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T07:03:33","slug":"martial-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2021\/06\/martial-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Martial Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women nowadays are becoming even more independent. However, that does not mean that they can brave the deserted narrow alley without hesitation and fear. Hence, the rise of women learning martial arts. 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