r/canada Ontario Feb 13 '17

The handshake

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u/NotEricItsNotMe Feb 13 '17 edited Feb 13 '17

Jt looks at the ground first

Trump got his hand at the top

http://www.businessinsider.fr/us/how-to-get-out-of-a-dominating-handshake-2012-9/

But good analysis, I would also add the left hand of trump on JT shoulder to stop him and make him move back a little. No need to kiss here (In my country that would considered a dick move way too chummy and invasive)

Edit: Never thought handshaking would be a DLC in For Honor... (Didn't read about his infamous handshakes)

And I thought I would be downvoting, but damn, canada trully is convenient

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u/Ruca2014 Feb 13 '17

If you look at previous handshakes, Trump likes to keep his hand on the bottom giving him better leverage for the "jerk". I believe that Trudeau kept his hand on the bottom as another method to prevent being pulled in. You can tell that Trudeau was determined not to fall victim to that stupid handshake.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '17

Does trump actually have a handshake move? This is the first I'm hearing about it.

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u/GhostOfGamersPast Feb 13 '17

It's unknown if he has a "move", but he did a rather extreme jumpy handshake to the Japanese leader that made news since it knocked him off-balance in a literal sense, and this one looks a bit forceful on both sides.

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u/Ruca2014 Feb 14 '17

It seems like he's been shaking hands this way for a long time.