West Covina California-1966: Men In A Taekwondo Match In A Gymnasium

Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationWest Covina, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 West Covina California

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Men In A Taekwondo Match In A Gymnasium — Clip Details

WEST COVINA CALIFORNIA-1966: Two men in white taekwondo uniforms compete in a match inside a gymnasium, with a referee in a white shirt and dark tie observing closely. Spectators in similar uniforms sit along the red mat, watching the action. The footage, shot on 8mm film, displays characteristic grain, soft focus, and warm, faded colors typical of vintage home movies from the mid-1960s. The camera remains mostly static, capturing the dynamic movements of the martial artists as they engage in close combat.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127022107

Rights & Clearance

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: West Covina, California, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Southern California sports, martial arts, recreation, gymnasium, or home-movie sequences needing brief documentary evidence of an indoor match.
Period detail: The white uniforms, tie-wearing referee, seated spectators, gym floor, and red mat may show a mid-1960s community martial arts event in West Covina.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observer's home-movie viewpoint, holding on competitors, referee, and spectators as the match unfolds without staged address to camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two uniformed fighters, a referee in shirt and tie, seated spectators, red matting, gym walls, overhead lights, and polished floor.
Film character: The 8mm image carries soft focus, visible grain, warm faded color, uneven exposure, and slight frame-edge darkness consistent with scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, sports cutaway, community recreation transition, or memory beat within a 1960s amateur athletics sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually documents a small indoor martial arts match with spectators close to the mat, suggesting local recreational or club activity rather than a large arena event.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so copyright status should be assessed separately from likeness, privacy, venue, and event-identification considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1966 West Covina martial arts footage, 8mm taekwondo match in gym, vintage home movie sports, referee and fighters on mat.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1966 West Covina material, then 1960s gymnasium, martial arts, or amateur sports scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1966 West Covina home-movie frame showing two men in white martial arts uniforms near a referee inside a gymnasium. — Two competitors face each other on the gym floor as a referee observes nearby.

Two uniformed competitors continue a martial arts match in a West Covina gym, with spectators seated along the mat. — The fighters reposition during the match while spectators sit along the red mat.

In the 1966 West Covina gym footage, one competitor closes distance while the referee watches from the mat edge. — A competitor advances as the referee stands between the match area and the spectators.

A close exchange between two uniformed martial artists is captured in soft 8mm focus inside the West Covina gymnasium. — The match reaches close contact as the referee and seated observers remain in view.

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