San Gabriel California-1966: Two Professional Judo Fighters To Start The Fight

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

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Two Professional Judo Fighters To Start The Fight — Clip Details

Two professional judo fighters in white kimonos face off on a competition mat during a 1966 match in San Gabriel, California. One competitor wears a red and white belt, the other a black belt, as they engage in a tense grappling stance. The scene is captured on vintage 8mm film, showing natural grain and color saturation typical of home movies from the era. A crowd of spectators and officials sit behind a table, observing the match under indoor lighting. The footage captures the intensity and focus of a competitive judo bout, with the fighters locked in a clinch before the official start of the match.

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: 127018944

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 amateur 8mm footage of a formal judo match in Southern California.
Period detail: The white judogi, colored belts, seated spectators, and officials' table fit a mid-1960s indoor or covered sports-event setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from the spectator side as the competitors clinch and shift position, preserving a brief observer's view rather than a staged sports pose.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two judo competitors, white uniforms, red-and-white and black belts, a mat surface, seated spectators, officials, and a long table.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, muted color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of mid-century home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, sports cutaway, or memory beat within sequences about martial arts, local recreation, or 1960s community events.
Historical context: The footage shows organized judo competition as a public spectator event, with officials and an audience gathered around the mat.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent from these frames.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1960s 8mm judo match footage, San Gabriel California sports footage, or home-movie martial arts competition.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1966 San Gabriel material, then broader 1960s sports or martial arts footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two judo competitors face off on a mat in 1966 San Gabriel footage, with spectators and an officials' table behind them. — Competitors begin grappling on the judo mat as spectators watch from the background.

The judo competitors hold a standing clinch during the San Gabriel match, with the audience and officials visible beyond the mat. — The competitors maintain a standing grip near the center of the mat.

In the 1966 San Gabriel judo scene, the competitors lean forward in a close grip as spectators sit behind the mat. — The athletes lean into the grapple while the crowd watches from behind the mat.

The handheld 8mm frame crops one competitor at left while the other stands in a black belt on the San Gabriel judo mat. — Handheld framing catches the grapple from close range, with one competitor partly cropped.

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