San Gabriel California-1966: Karate Match With Man Being Thrown To The Ground

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

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Karate Match With Man Being Thrown To The Ground — Clip Details

San Gabriel, California - 1966: A grainy 8mm home movie captures a dramatic karate match in low light. Two men in white gi uniforms grapple intensely on the ground, with one executing a powerful throw. The footage shows the physical struggle and technique of martial arts practice, with visible film grain and dark, shadowy surroundings. This authentic vintage Super 8 clip offers raw, unfiltered action from a 1960s martial arts training session.

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: 127018607

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 home-movie footage for documentary or educational edits needing a brief martial arts practice or match moment in Southern California.
Period detail: The white gi uniforms and dim amateur-film setting may show a mid-1960s martial arts class or demonstration rather than a formal public event.
Home-movie behavior: The camera stays close to the physical exchange, preserving an unstaged observer’s view of grappling, balance, and recovery on the mat or floor.
What appears in frame: Two men in white gi uniforms, floor-level grappling, a seated or standing observer, dark room edges, heavy shadows, and 8mm frame borders are visible.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, low-light exposure, soft focus, and slight handheld instability that give the action a private home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, action cutaway, or memory beat for vintage martial arts training, self-defense practice, or local sports culture.
Historical context: The footage suggests small-scale martial arts practice in a community or private setting, with emphasis on technique and bodily movement rather than spectatorship.
Research note: Visible people require likeness review, and the clip should be checked for copyright, location, and any private-setting permissions before commercial use.
Research search match: Researchers may find it under 1960s 8mm karate practice, San Gabriel martial arts home movie, vintage gi sparring, or man thrown in training footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1966 San Gabriel material, then broader 1960s martial arts or amateur sports scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1966 San Gabriel home-movie footage, two men in white gi uniforms appear to grapple on the floor under low light. — Two gi-clad men struggle close to the ground during a martial arts exchange.

A gi-clad participant bends forward near the floor during the San Gabriel martial arts footage, with the room mostly in shadow. — A participant in a white gi bends forward during the low-light practice sequence.

Two gi-clad men continue a ground exchange in the 1966 San Gabriel footage, with one body partly over the other. — The match continues at floor level as the two participants remain locked together.

A gi-clad man bends forward near the camera while another person stands in the shadowed background of the San Gabriel scene. — A participant bends forward as another figure watches from the darker background.

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