El Monte California-1966: Young Boy Practicing Karate Techniques

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationEl Monte, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 El Monte California

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Young Boy Practicing Karate Techniques — Clip Details

EL MONTE CALIFORNIA-1966: A young boy in a white karate gi practices a series of grappling techniques on a paved outdoor surface at night. Another person in a white gi stands nearby, observing the training. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows the boy executing a takedown and rolling on the ground, with visible film grain and slight motion blur. The scene captures a candid moment of martial arts practice, likely a home movie from the 1960s, with a nostalgic, amateur aesthetic.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127015067

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1106 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: wedding,vacation
Reel-level year note: 1966
Reel-level location note: danville,illinois,california
Date: 1966 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: El Monte, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s editorial projects needing brief home-movie footage of outdoor martial arts practice in Southern California.
Period detail: The white gi uniforms, paved outdoor setting, and 8mm color home-movie texture may show a small informal karate practice in El Monte in 1966.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value as a participant rolls through grappling movements while another gi-clad person stands nearby watching.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include white karate gi uniforms, bare feet, a paved surface, nighttime surroundings, a standing observer, grappling poses, and film-edge artifacts.
Film character: The footage carries a handheld 8mm look with soft focus, grain, uneven exposure, motion blur, and visible contact-sheet film wear.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or transitional cutaway for martial arts, youth recreation, or 1960s home-life sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents casual martial arts practice in a residential or community outdoor setting without enough visual evidence to identify the group or venue.
Research note: People and partial faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed in addition to copyright assessment; no logos or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Searches this may match include 1960s 8mm karate practice, El Monte home movie martial arts, vintage outdoor gi training, and amateur grappling footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel martial arts material, then other 1966 El Monte home movies, then broader vintage recreation or karate training clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1966 El Monte home-movie frame showing two gi-clad martial arts participants in a low grappling position on pavement at night. — Two gi-clad participants practice a ground-level grappling move outdoors.

1966 El Monte frame showing a white-gi martial artist mid-roll or takedown on an outdoor paved surface at night. — A martial artist in a white gi rolls through a practice movement on the pavement.

1966 El Monte home-movie frame with two gi-clad martial arts participants on the pavement in a grappling or rolling practice pose. — The practice continues at ground level with both participants low on the paved surface.

8mm film artifact frame showing sprocket holes, stained emulsion, and abstract blue and red marks rather than a clear scene. — A damaged or transitional film frame shows sprocket holes and colored emulsion marks.

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