You find yourself face-to-face with a stalker, robber or knife.

How can the average woman protect herself in such a situation?

Even the lightest woman can employ these self-defence moves against an attacker who is double her size, using the right techniques.

One of them is using her body weight to target a particular joint, like the elbow, to bring an attacker down.

If you are being stalked, one of the first things you should do is move to a crowded area where there are other people around, says Qin Yunquan, a ladies self-defence instructor at the Kapap Academy Singapore.

Here are other tips on how to defend yourself from attackers.