| Isuke Shinmen | |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Sport: | Judo, wrestling |
| Birth Date: | 23 October 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Fukuoka, Empire of Japan |
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]
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]