San Gabriel California-1966: Karate Tournament Black Belt vs Red Belt Match

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

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Karate Tournament Black Belt vs Red Belt Match — Clip Details

SAN GABRIEL CALIFORNIA-1966: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a karate tournament in a crowded gymnasium. Two competitors in white gi face off on a mat, one with a black belt and the other with a red belt, as a referee oversees the match. The grainy, color-bleached footage shows the athletes bowing, grappling, and moving across the mat under the watchful eyes of spectators. This authentic 1960s archival clip offers a nostalgic look at martial arts competition, perfect for documentaries, retro content, or history projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127018994

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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 editorial requests needing real 8mm footage of a California martial arts tournament in a crowded indoor setting.
Period detail: The white gi, colored belts, seated spectators, and subdued gym lighting support the supplied 1966 San Gabriel tournament context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observer's home-movie viewpoint, catching competitors, referee movement, and crowd attention without staged posing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two karate competitors in white gi, colored belts, a mat area, a dark-clothed referee, seated spectators, and a table at the edge of the floor.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, muted color, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the scene physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, sports-history cutaway, competition transition, or memory beat within a sequence on martial arts or local recreation.
Historical context: The footage shows organized martial arts competition as a community spectator event, with participants and audience gathered closely around the mat.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed in addition to separate copyright and any venue or event-identification checks.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1960s 8mm karate tournament footage, San Gabriel martial arts home movie, black belt red belt match, or vintage indoor sports crowd.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1966 San Gabriel material, then broader 1960s martial arts or indoor amateur sports footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1966 San Gabriel karate tournament frame showing a white-gi competitor on the mat with spectators behind him. — A competitor waits on the mat as spectators watch from the gym seating.

Two competitors in white gi face off on the mat during the San Gabriel karate tournament, with a referee nearby. — Two competitors square up on the mat while the referee stands close by.

A handheld 8mm frame catches two white-gi competitors grappling while the referee passes in the foreground. — The match continues as the referee moves across the camera's view.

Two competitors in white gi remain in close contact on the tournament mat, watched by a crowded indoor audience. — Competitors hold position during the bout as spectators look on.

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