This is the moment a female martial arts expert assaulted a hapless thug after he tried to rob her store in Argentina.
CCTV footage shows the robber trying to force his way through a service hatch at a kiosk Resistencia, Chaco province, on May 22.
But the kickboxing expert, known locally as Yanela Caceres, threw a series of punches at the robber, whose identity is not yet known, as he tried to enter her shop.
Just as she is about to give him a painful armlock, the hoodie-wearing villain manages to pull away and flees empty-handed as the clip ends.
According to local media reports, the crook had asked Yanela for a drink of water as a trick to get her to open the service hatch.
CCTV footage shows the would-be robber trying to force his way through a service hatch at a kiosk in Resistencia, Chaco province.
The kickboxing expert, known locally as Yanela Caceres (pictured), threw a series of punches at the robber
Just as she is about to give him a painful armlock, the hoodie-wearing villain manages to retreat and flees empty-handed.
Yanela said she hit him so hard that her knuckles bled, but she was otherwise uninjured
She later said, “First he asks me about a single cigarette. We don’t sell it like that anymore, so I tell him, and then he asks if he can have some water.’
The water was in the back of the store, so Yanela reportedly closed the service window and went to the back to get it in a small bottle.
She explained: ‘When I handed him the bottle he pushed the window and tried to get into the shop.’
She added: ‘He wanted to grab me and I reacted as seen in the video.’
Yanela said she hit him so hard that her knuckles bled, but she was otherwise uninjured.
It is currently unknown whether the robbery has been reported to the local police.