Los Angeles California-1967: Judo Championship Match With Red And Black Belt Fighters

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

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Judo Championship Match With Red And Black Belt Fighters — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1967, this vintage footage captures a judo championship match in Los Angeles, California. Two athletes in white gi uniforms face off on a mat, one wearing a red belt and the other a black belt, with the number 5 visible on a competitor's back. The scene unfolds in a crowded indoor arena with spectators watching intently. The grainy, slightly faded color and natural camera movement evoke authentic 1960s home movie quality, preserving a moment of athletic competition and sportsmanship.

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: 127026642

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or educational edits needing brief home-movie coverage of an indoor judo championship in Los Angeles.
Period detail: The white gi uniforms, colored belts, crowded arena seating, and 8mm color stock support a late-1960s amateur sports setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera stays close to the mat with partial bodies, blocked views, and quick reframing that suggest a spectator filming from ringside.
What appears in frame: Visible details include two judo athletes in white gi, red and black belts, a back number 5, mat-side officials or spectators, arena seating, and dark crowd areas.
Film character: The footage has grainy 8mm texture, dim indoor exposure, soft focus, slight color fading, and handheld movement typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short sports insert, competition cutaway, or period recreation beat within a broader sequence on martial arts or recreation.
Historical context: The clip shows organized judo competition as a public spectator event, with the crowd and mat layout giving social context around mid-century indoor sports.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so copyright review should be separate from likeness, privacy, and event-identification checks before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1967 Los Angeles judo footage, 1960s 8mm martial arts match, vintage indoor sports arena, and home movie championship fight.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1967 Los Angeles scenes, then broader 1960s amateur sports or martial arts material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Los Angeles judo match frame with athletes in white gi partly obscured near a crowded indoor arena mat. — Ringside view of judo athletes in white uniforms as the match area and crowd appear in low light.

A red-belt judo competitor in a white gi stands at the edge of a 1967 Los Angeles indoor match scene. — A red-belt competitor stands near the mat while spectators watch from the dim arena seating.

Two white-gi judo athletes grapple during the Los Angeles match, with spectators visible behind the mat. — The athletes move into a close grapple as the handheld camera catches the crowd and mat-side activity.

Two judo competitors in white gi and colored belts lean into a grip exchange on the 1967 Los Angeles arena mat. — The match continues with both competitors bent forward, gripping sleeves and lapels in front of the audience.

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