Los Angeles California-1967: Two Men In Karate Uniforms Preparing To Fight While

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1967 Los Angeles California

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Two Men In Karate Uniforms Preparing To Fight While — Clip Details

Two male judokas in white gi and black belts face off on a competition mat in Los Angeles, California, in 1967. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the athletes bowing, circling, and engaging in a formal match before a seated audience. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 home movie evokes a nostalgic 1960s sports event, with judges at a table overseeing the contest. This authentic archival footage offers a glimpse into vintage martial arts competition.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127027120

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 (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: Los Angeles, 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

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 Los Angeles sports or martial arts sequences needing authentic amateur footage of a judo-style match before spectators.
Period detail: The white gi, black belts, seated audience, judges' table, and color 8mm look support a late-1960s indoor competition setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot view of athletes bowing, circling, and gripping during a formal match, preserving the feel of an observed community sports event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two male judokas, white gi, black belts, a padded mat, seated spectators, a judges' table, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm grain, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the scene clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, sports cutaway, period transition, or memory beat for mid-century martial arts and recreation coverage.
Historical context: The scene shows organized martial arts practice in a public competition environment, with spectators watching from close to the mat.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status is separate from appearance rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1967 Los Angeles 8mm judo match, vintage martial arts competition, men in gi on mat, and home movie sports audience.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Los Angeles 1967 recreation footage, then broader 1960s martial arts or amateur sports scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two male judokas in white gi and black belts stand on a competition mat in Los Angeles, 1967, with spectators behind them. — Judokas face each other on the mat before a seated crowd.

Two male judokas in white uniforms meet at the start of a match, with spectators and officials visible in the background. — The competitors make contact before beginning the exchange.

The competitors grip each other's gi during a judo-style exchange, filmed from the audience area in 1967 Los Angeles. — The match moves into a standing grip exchange.

Two male judokas in white gi and black belts lean into a standing exchange as spectators watch from behind the mat. — The athletes continue a close standing exchange on the mat.

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