West Covina California-1966: Two Men Competing In A Jiu Jitsu Match With A Large

Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationWest Covina, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 West Covina California

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Two Men Competing In A Jiu Jitsu Match With A Large — Clip Details

Two men in white judo gis compete in a jiu-jitsu match on a green mat at a 1966 competition in West Covina, California. One competitor wears a red belt, the other a black belt, as they grapple and attempt throws under the watchful eyes of judges and a large audience. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural grain and slight color fading, capturing the intensity and focus of the athletes in a vintage sports event.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127023025

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s sports, martial arts, and community competition requests needing real 8mm footage of a public jiu-jitsu or judo-style match in California.
Period detail: The white gis, colored belts, seated crowd, simple competition mat, and judges in dark clothing support a mid-1960s amateur martial arts event setting.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a spectator-shot feel, with the camera watching the athletes grapple from mat level as officials and the audience remain partly in view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two male competitors in white gis, red and black belts, a green mat, judges or officials, a crowded audience, and benches or tables along the edge.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the physical character of home-movie sports footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, sports-history cutaway, martial arts memory beat, or transition within a sequence about recreation and competition.
Historical context: The clip documents organized martial arts activity before a large audience, showing how a public competition was viewed and filmed by an attendee in 1966 West Covina.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from depiction rights.
Research search match: Search matches include 1966 West Covina martial arts competition, 8mm jiu-jitsu match, vintage judo grappling footage, and home movie sports audience.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1966 West Covina footage, then related vintage martial arts, amateur sports, or audience-event clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1966 West Covina footage showing two male martial arts competitors in white gis grappling on a green mat before a seated audience. — Two competitors engage at the edge of the mat with spectators behind them.

Two martial arts competitors clinch during a 1966 West Covina match, with an official partly blocking the spectator-shot view. — The athletes grip each other while an official stands close to the action.

A red-belt competitor and a black-belt competitor grapple on the mat during the West Covina martial arts competition. — The competitors shift position while maintaining grips during the match.

Close spectator view of two competitors grappling in white gis on a green mat at the 1966 West Covina event. — The match continues in close quarters with the audience visible beyond the mat.

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