West Covina California-1966: Black And Red MA Belters End Their Fight With A Handshake

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

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Black And Red MA Belters End Their Fight With A Handshake — Clip Details

WEST COVINA CALIFORNIA-1966: Two judo competitors in white gi, one with a black belt and the other with a red belt, face off on a mat during a championship match. The athletes perform a formal handshake before and after their bout, surrounded by a large audience in a crowded gymnasium. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the authentic atmosphere of a 1960s martial arts competition with natural lighting and vintage film grain. This archival home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century sports culture and judo history.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127023501

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$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: West Covina, 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 sports, martial arts, school-gym, and community competition sequences needing authentic 8mm home-movie coverage.
Period detail: The white gi, colored belts, crowded gym seating, and soft 8mm color may show a mid-1960s martial arts tournament setting in West Covina.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the spectator-level, handheld view of competitors moving through formal match behavior before ending with a handshake.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two judo competitors, white uniforms, black and red belts, a mat area, seated spectators, a judge or official, and indoor gym lighting.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, visible grain, motion blur, uneven exposure, and handheld framing consistent with original 8mm home-movie capture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, sports cutaway, martial-arts memory beat, or transition into community recreation footage.
Historical context: The footage documents a public-facing martial arts match with spectators and formal etiquette, offering visual context for mid-century recreational sport culture.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; copyright and any venue or event permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1960s judo tournament footage, West Covina home movie sports, 8mm martial arts match, and black belt red belt handshake.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other West Covina 1966 material, then related 1960s indoor sports or martial arts footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In West Covina in 1966, a suited official and white-uniformed judo competitors appear beside a crowded indoor match area. — A suited official stands near judo competitors and spectators at the start of the match.

Two judo competitors in white gi move on an indoor mat during a 1966 West Covina match, with spectators in the background. — Competitors reposition on the mat during the judo bout.

A red-belt judo competitor in a white gi walks across the mat during the West Covina 1966 indoor match. — The red-belt competitor walks across the competition mat.

Two judo competitors, one wearing a black belt and one wearing a red belt, shake hands on a West Covina mat in 1966. — Black-belt and red-belt competitors shake hands after the match.

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