San Gabriel California-1966: Karate Fighters Compete In Tournament

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationSan Gabriel, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 San Gabriel California

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Karate Fighters Compete In Tournament — Clip Details

SAN GABRIEL CALIFORNIA-1966: Two men in white karate gi and black belts engage in a dynamic match, executing throws and defensive maneuvers on a mat. Spectators watch from the sidelines in a simple indoor hall with a clock on the wall and a vending machine visible. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures the intensity of a 1960s martial arts tournament with authentic grain and color, evoking nostalgia for classic American sports events.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127017902

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: San Gabriel, 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: 1960s California home-movie footage for documentary or educational edits needing a brief martial arts tournament scene with spectators.
Period detail: The indoor hall, wall clock, vending machine, white gi, black belts, and 8mm color stock support a mid-1960s community sports setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a spectator-shot home movie, staying close to the action while seated viewers watch from the edge of the mat.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two karate fighters in white gi, black belts, a mat, seated spectators, a wall clock, a vending machine, and a plain indoor hall.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short sports insert, period recreation cutaway, or memory beat within a sequence about martial arts in American community life.
Historical context: The scene documents a small indoor martial arts competition setting with participants and spectators, without enough evidence to identify the event or venue.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so likeness and event-context review may be needed even if copyright status is handled separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1960s karate tournament, San Gabriel martial arts home movie, 8mm sports competition, and vintage karate fighters.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby footage from the same reel, then San Gabriel or 1966 material, then other martial arts, community sports, or indoor tournament scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1966 San Gabriel indoor tournament scene, two black-belt karate fighters in white gi grapple while spectators watch from the wall. — Two karate competitors grapple during an indoor match as spectators watch from the sidelines.

A fighter in a white gi bends low during the San Gabriel karate match, with a vending machine, wall clock, and seated spectators in the hall. — A competitor bends low during the match near spectators and a vending machine in the indoor hall.

During the 1966 San Gabriel karate bout, a fighter in a white gi crouches and extends one arm as spectators sit along the wall. — A fighter stretches one arm outward from a low position during the indoor karate match.

Near the end of the San Gabriel tournament clip, one karate fighter stays low on the mat while the other is partly visible beside him. — One competitor stays low on the mat as the second fighter is partly visible during the exchange.

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