Los Angeles California-1967: Black Belt Judo Championship Match

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1967 Los Angeles California

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Black Belt Judo Championship Match — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1967, this vintage home movie captures a high-stakes judo championship match in Los Angeles. Two athletes in white gi and black belts grapple intensely on a competition mat, their movements fluid and powerful under bright arena lights. A panel of judges in suits observes from a table draped in white, while a packed audience watches from the shadows. The grainy, slightly faded color and vertical film scratches add authentic archival texture, evoking the era's competitive spirit and martial arts culture.

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: 127026484

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 1251 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1967
Reel-level location note: california,oregon
Date: 1967 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: Los Angeles, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s sports, martial arts, Los Angeles recreation, or competitive judo sequences needing authentic home-movie footage.
Period detail: The clip may show a late-1960s indoor judo event, with white gi, black belts, seated judges, red flags, and a crowd around a competition mat.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the spectator-level home-movie view, catching athletes grappling and judges watching without staged camera blocking.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two judo competitors, white gi, black belts, a pale mat, red boundary lines, seated judges, red flags, and a shadowed audience.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, uneven exposure, visible grain, frame-edge darkness, and scratches that signal original physical film capture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, action cutaway, sports-history transition, or memory beat for martial arts participation in the 1960s.
Historical context: The footage places competitive judo in a public indoor setting, with officials and spectators visible around the mat.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed in addition to copyright and source-rights checks.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960s 8mm judo match, Los Angeles martial arts competition, black belt tournament footage, and vintage sports home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with 1967 Los Angeles footage, then with other martial arts, amateur sports, or audience-event material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Los Angeles home-movie frame showing judo competitors in white gi on a competition mat with spectators in the background. — Two judo competitors move across the mat as judges and spectators watch.

1967 Los Angeles judo match frame showing two athletes grappling on a pale mat in front of seated spectators and judges. — The competitors lean into a grapple during the match.

1967 Los Angeles judo championship frame with athletes in white gi locked together near the edge of the competition mat. — The athletes continue grappling near the mat boundary.

1967 Los Angeles judo match frame showing two black-belt competitors grappling while judges with red flags observe nearby. — Judges watch from the side as the competitors contest position.

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