San Gabriel California-1966: Martial Artists in White Gi Competing in Match

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

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Martial Artists in White Gi Competing in Match — Clip Details

SAN GABRIEL CALIFORNIA-1966: Two martial artists in white gi compete in a judo match under dim arena lights. One competitor wears a red belt, the other a black belt, as they grapple and execute throws on a mat. Spectators watch from the background, with a photographer visible near the edge. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural grain, slight color fading, and vertical film scratches, capturing the intensity of a vintage martial arts competition.

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: 127018681

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 educational edits needing real amateur 8mm footage of a local judo competition in Southern California.
Period detail: The white gi, colored belts, low arena lighting, and seated spectators may show a mid-1960s community martial arts event as described in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from close to the mat, catching the grapplers' movement and partial spectator views with an informal home-movie perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two judo competitors in white gi, red and dark belts, a mat edge, seated spectators, dim overhead light, and heavy film handling marks.
Film character: The scan shows pronounced 8mm grain, faded color, deep shadows, vertical scratches, and uneven exposure that give the footage clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief sports insert, competition cutaway, or memory beat within a sequence about martial arts, recreation, or community athletics.
Historical context: The scene places judo practice in a spectator setting, suggesting organized amateur competition without identifying the athletes, venue, or event by name.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright status, and no venue or participant releases are evident from the frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960s 8mm judo match, vintage martial arts competition, San Gabriel California sports footage, and home movie athletes in gi.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1966 San Gabriel material, then with other vintage martial arts or community sports scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close view of scratched, discolored 8mm film surface preceding or between judo match images from the 1966 San Gabriel clip. — Scratched and stained film surface appears before the match action.

Two competitors in white gi grapple on a mat during a 1966 San Gabriel judo match, with spectators visible behind them. — Competitors take grips under dim arena lighting as spectators watch.

Two judo athletes in white gi lean into a close grip during the San Gabriel match, partly obscured by foreground blur and film wear. — The athletes bend into a close grapple near the mat edge.

A competitor in a white gi drops low during the judo exchange, with spectators and another athlete partly visible in the dark background. — One competitor drops low on the mat during the exchange.

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