Isuke Shinmen
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Isuke Shinmen (23 October 1889 – 8 September 1967) was a Japanese judoka and wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle lightweight at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
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Initially a practitioner of Sōsuishi-ryū jujutsu, he joined the Kodokan judo school in 1907, training under Sanpo Toku. A specialist in chokeholds, he was known his skill to get them in while standing and then complete them on the ground, although his favorite technique was okuri eri jime.