Temple City California-1966: Karate Sparring Match with Black Belt Competitors

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationTemple City, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 Temple City California

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Karate Sparring Match with Black Belt Competitors — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1966, this vintage home movie captures a martial arts competition in Temple City, California. Two athletes in white karate gi, one with a black belt, engage in a dynamic sparring match on a gymnasium floor. Spectators and judges sit along the wooden-paneled walls, observing the match. The footage exhibits classic 1960s Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and slight motion blur, offering authentic archival footage of a local martial arts event.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127020299

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: Temple City, 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 requests needing 1960s Southern California home-movie footage of a local martial arts or amateur sports competition for documentary, education, or period recreation edits.
Period detail: The wooden gym wall, seated spectators, white gi uniforms, belt ranks, and 8mm color stock may show a mid-1960s community sports setting in Temple City, California.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in its sideline viewpoint, with competitors, a referee, judges, and spectators captured as part of an ordinary local event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two karate competitors in white gi, a referee in a white shirt, seated spectators, judges at a table, gym mats or flooring, wood wall panels, and hanging rings.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture through soft focus, visible grain, warm indoor color, handheld framing, and motion blur during the sparring action.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for martial arts practice, amateur competition, youth recreation, or 1960s community athletics.
Historical context: The scene visually documents karate participants and onlookers in a small gymnasium environment, without establishing the event name or organizing body from the frames alone.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, venue permission, and participant identification should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1966 8mm karate match, Temple City California martial arts home movie, 1960s gymnasium sparring, and vintage amateur karate competition.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1966 Temple City material, then with 1960s amateur sports or martial arts gymnasium scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1966 Temple City home-movie frame showing two karate competitors in white gi sparring before seated spectators in a gymnasium. — Two competitors exchange movement during a karate sparring match as spectators watch from the wall.

A referee observes two karate competitors in white gi during a 1966 Temple City gymnasium sparring match. — The referee stands between the camera and the match as the competitors continue sparring.

Temple City gymnasium frame from 1966 showing a karate competitor on one knee during a sparring exchange with the referee in view. — A competitor drops low during the match while the referee watches from the foreground.

A 1966 Temple City home-movie frame shows two karate competitors in white gi facing off beside seated spectators and a judges table. — The competitors square up again with spectators seated close to the gym floor.

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