San Gabriel California-1966: Two Men in Karate Gi Fighting in Dim Light

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

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Two Men in Karate Gi Fighting in Dim Light — Clip Details

SAN GABRIEL CALIFORNIA-1966: Two men in white karate gi with black belts engage in a martial arts match in a dimly lit room. The grainy 8mm film captures their dynamic grappling and throws, with a blurred audience visible in the background. The footage shows authentic vintage Super 8 characteristics, including film grain, slight motion blur, and low-light challenges, offering a raw look at a 1960s martial arts demonstration.

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: 127018480

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: Useful for 1960s documentary or education edits needing home-movie footage of a small indoor martial arts demonstration in Southern California.
Period detail: The white uniforms, black belts, dim interior, and 8mm color stock may show a mid-1960s martial arts practice or demonstration setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the close, handheld home-movie view of two participants grappling while onlookers sit in the dark background.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men in white gi, black belts, a low-lit room, a mat or floor area, seated spectators, motion blur, and dark film borders.
Film character: The scan has dense 8mm grain, low-light exposure, soft focus, and handheld framing that preserve the physical-film texture of the original reel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, training cutaway, or memory beat for martial arts, community classes, or 1960s leisure activity.
Historical context: The footage suggests a small group demonstration or practice session, with participants and spectators sharing an informal indoor space.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are evident, and copyright clearance is separate from participant or venue permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960s 8mm martial arts footage, vintage karate or judo demonstration, San Gabriel home movie, and men in gi sparring.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other San Gabriel 1966 clips, then similar 1960s indoor sports or martial arts home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1966 San Gabriel home-movie frame showing two men in white gi and black belts grappling in a dark indoor room. — Two martial arts participants grapple at close range in low light.

A dim 1966 San Gabriel frame shows a martial arts participant in a white gi bent forward, with another figure partly obscured nearby. — A participant bends forward as the exchange continues in the dark room.

In this San Gabriel 1966 frame, a martial arts participant bends near the floor while spectators are faintly visible in the background. — A participant bends low near the floor as onlookers sit in shadow.

A 1966 San Gabriel home-movie frame shows two men in white gi and black belts grappling with spectators faintly behind them. — Two uniformed participants lock up during the martial arts demonstration.

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