West Covina California-1966: Judo Match Between Red and Black Belts

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

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Judo Match Between Red and Black Belts — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from 1966 captures a judo competition in West Covina, California. Two athletes in white gi uniforms, one with a red belt and the other with a black belt, engage in a dynamic match on a mat. The scene is set in a crowded indoor arena with spectators and judges seated at tables behind them. The footage shows the competitors grappling, executing throws, and moving across the mat, with natural film grain and color shifts characteristic of Super 8 home movies. The action is intense and focused, reflecting the competitive spirit of mid-1960s martial arts events.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 127023531

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: 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: 1960s 8mm footage of an indoor judo match in West Covina for documentary, sports history, education, or period recreation edits needing amateur competition material.
Period detail: The white gi uniforms, belt colors, seated judges, indoor mat, and crowded spectator seating support a mid-1960s martial arts competition setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from the spectator area, keeping the athletes, referee, judges table, and audience in view with the immediacy of home-movie coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two judo competitors, white gi uniforms, red and dark belts, a referee, mat surface, judges table, and arena spectators.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, dense grain, handheld framing, uneven exposure, and color shifts that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief sports-history insert, a period competition cutaway, or a memory beat within a broader 1960s California sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually documents organized recreational martial arts competition with spectators and officials present, without identifying the event or athletes by name.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and event-context review may be needed; metadata does not indicate logos, music, private property, or copyright clearance status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1966 West Covina judo match, 1960s California martial arts competition, 8mm indoor sports footage, and vintage judo tournament.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1966 West Covina material, then 1960s amateur sports or martial arts competition clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1966 West Covina judo match frame showing a competitor in a white gi and red belt on an indoor mat with spectators behind him. — A red-belt judo competitor stands near the judges table as the arena audience watches.

1966 West Covina indoor judo footage with a red-belt competitor crossing the mat and spectators seated beyond the judges table. — The competitor moves across the mat while another figure blurs through the foreground.

Two judo competitors in white gi uniforms grapple during the West Covina match, with a referee nearby and spectators in the background. — The referee watches closely as the competitors engage near the edge of the frame.

The match continues with two white-gi competitors facing off on the indoor mat before a crowded spectator area in West Covina. — One competitor reaches toward the other's upper body during the standing exchange.

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