Shawinigan Handshake
Chokehold move by the Canadian head of state
- Type
- Chokes and strangles, Grappling positions
- Classified as
- chokehold
Shawinigan Handshake is the epithet given to a chokehold executed on February 15, 1996, by Jean Chrétien, then–Prime Minister of Canada, on anti-poverty protester Bill Clennett. The phrase comes from Chrétien's birthplace of Shawinigan, Quebec, as he often styled himself the "little guy from Shawinigan".
Other chokes and strangles
Japanese terms for chokes and strangles
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裸絞め | hadakajime | rear naked choke; sleeper hold |
| 絞め技 | shimewaza | shime-waza (judo stranglehold) |
| フロントチョーク | furontochooku | front choke |
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Facts from Wikidata Q7491256 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.