San Gabriel California-1966: Two Professional Martial Art Fighters Begin A Fight

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationSan Gabriel, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 San Gabriel California

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Two Professional Martial Art Fighters Begin A Fight — Clip Details

SAN GABRIEL CALIFORNIA-1966: Two judo competitors in white gi face off on a mat during a formal match. A judge in a dark suit sits at a table with a red flag, overseeing the contest. The crowd watches intently from the background. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage footage captures the intensity of a 1960s martial arts competition with authentic grain and color, offering authentic archival material for documentaries, historical content, and nostalgic projects.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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127019173

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

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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 archival requests needing real 8mm footage of a formal judo or martial arts competition in Southern California.
Period detail: The white gi, seated officials, red judge flag, and indoor crowd setting support a mid-1960s amateur-sport or club-tournament context.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld spectator viewpoint preserves the immediacy of people watching a live match rather than a staged demonstration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two competitors in white gi, a mat, seated officials, a red flag, spectators, dark auditorium seating, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, uneven exposure, slight blur, and contact-sheet framing that give it a physical home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, sports cutaway, transition beat, or period detail for martial arts participation in the 1960s.
Historical context: The clip shows organized judo or martial arts practice with officials and spectators, suggesting a formal local competition setting.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and event-identification review may be needed even when copyright status is handled separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960s 8mm judo competition, San Gabriel martial arts footage, vintage indoor sports match, and home-movie tournament crowd.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then San Gabriel or 1966 material, then broader 1960s martial arts or amateur sports clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1966 San Gabriel footage appears to show two judo competitors in white gi engaging on an indoor mat before officials and a crowd. — Competitors lean into the opening exchange while officials watch from a table.

The indoor match continues as two white-gi competitors grapple on the mat, with a suited official and spectators visible behind them. — A judge sits near the mat as the competitors remain locked in a standing grip.

A rear view shows one competitor with a dark belt facing another white-gi fighter, with spectators watching from the dim background. — The camera shifts closer to the standing exchange between the two competitors.

Two competitors in white gi hold sleeve grips during the match, seen from a close spectator angle with the crowd in the background. — The fighters hold their grips as the match continues before the audience.

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