This is the moment a martial arts expert beats up a hapless criminal after he tried to rob her store in Argentina.
CCTV footage shows the would-be thief trying to force his way through a service hatch at a kiosk in Resistencia, province of Chaco, on May 22.
But the kickboxing expert, identified locally as Yanela Cáceres, launched a flurry of punches at the thief, whose identity is still unknown, as he tried to enter her store.
Just as she’s about to apply an agonizing armlock, the hoodie-wearing thug manages to pull away and flees empty-handed as the clip ends.
Local media reported that the criminal 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 thief trying to force his way through a service hatch at a kiosk in Resistencia, Chaco province.
The kickboxing expert, identified locally as Yanela Cáceres (pictured), launched a flurry of punches at the thief.
Just as she’s about to apply an agonizing arm lock, the hoodie-wearing thug manages to pull away and flees empty-handed.
Yanela said she hit him so hard that her knuckles bled, but she was otherwise unharmed.
She later said: ‘First, he asks me for a single cigarette. We don’t sell it like that anymore, so I tell him and then he asks if he can get him 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 store.”
And he added: “He wanted to grab me and I reacted as you can see in the video.”
Yanela said she hit him so hard that her knuckles bled, but she was otherwise unharmed.
At this time it is unknown if any theft report was filed with local police.