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.[1]

Isuke Shinmen
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born(1889-10-23)23 October 1889
Fukuoka, Empire of Japan
Died8 September 1967(1967-09-08) (aged 77)
Sport
SportJudo, wrestling

Biography

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Initially a practitioner of Sōsuishi-ryū jujutsu, Shinmen joined the Kodokan judo school in 1907, training under Sanpo Toku.[2][3] He became known by his fearsome tomoe nage, which he famously used to throw away the 130 kg 6th dan Shutaro Ohno as if he was a much lighter opponent.[3] However, Shinmen was a specialist in chokeholds,[3] and was famous his skill to get them in while standing and then complete them on the ground,[4] especially after failing a throw.[3] His favorite choke was okuri eri jime.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Isuke Shinmen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. ^ Seiji Noma, Judo Kyoshi, 1934
  3. ^ a b c d e Takeshi Kuroda, Mei Senshu Monogatari 38 - Shinmen Sumitake, 1982, Baseball Magazine
  4. ^ Cesare Barioli, L'Avventure del Judo, Corpo Mente Cuore
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