San Gabriel California-1966: Men Aligned During A Karate Competition

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

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Men Aligned During A Karate Competition — Clip Details

SAN GABRIEL CALIFORNIA-1966: A line of male karate competitors in white gi and black belts stand at attention during a tournament. The black-and-white 8mm film captures the formal lineup on a competition mat, with a large crowd seated in bleachers behind them. The grainy, vintage footage shows slight camera movement and the authentic feel of a 1960s home movie, preserving a moment of martial arts history and community spirit.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 127019834

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 edits needing amateur 8mm footage of a martial arts tournament, organized sports ceremony, or community competition in Southern California.
Period detail: The white gi, dark belts, bleacher seating, and black-and-white 8mm look support a mid-1960s community sports setting in San Gabriel, as provided by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the spectator-level home-movie view of competitors standing at attention while the crowd watches from the bleachers.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rows of karate competitors in white gi, dark belts, a competition floor, seated spectators, bleachers, railings, and soft handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has a grainy black-and-white 8mm texture with soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, and slight handheld movement typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, sports-history cutaway, tournament establishing beat, or transition into a sequence about martial arts participation.
Historical context: The footage shows a formal lineup at a public karate competition, suggesting organized recreational martial arts activity with an audience present.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; no visible logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status is separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960s 8mm karate tournament, San Gabriel martial arts competition, men in gi lineup, and vintage home movie sports crowd.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other San Gabriel 1966 footage, then broader 1960s martial arts, amateur sports, or crowd scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In San Gabriel, California in 1966, male karate competitors in white gi and dark belts stand at attention before a seated crowd. — Competitors line up on the tournament floor with spectators watching from the bleachers.

Male karate competitors stand in formation during the 1966 San Gabriel tournament, with spectators seated closely behind them. — A formal lineup of competitors faces forward as the crowd fills the background.

A wider 1966 San Gabriel frame shows karate participants standing shoulder to shoulder with a dense audience behind them. — The camera holds on the lineup of competitors against the bleacher crowd.

The final frame shows a longer view of the 1966 San Gabriel karate lineup, with competitors in gi standing before spectators. — A wide lineup of competitors stretches across the tournament floor beneath the bleachers.

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