Los Angeles California-1967: Man Wearing Black Suit Sits In Chair Watching Judo Match

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

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Man Wearing Black Suit Sits In Chair Watching Judo Match — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1967, this vintage home movie captures a judo match in progress at an indoor gymnasium in Los Angeles. Two competitors in white gi uniforms grapple on a green mat while a referee in a black suit sits nearby on a folding chair, observing the match. Spectators in traditional attire watch from the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight camera shake, offering authentic archival footage of martial arts competition from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127027636

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 real home-movie footage of an indoor judo match in Los Angeles.
Period detail: The white gi uniforms, seated suited official, folding chair, gym mat, and audience along the wall support a late-1960s amateur martial arts setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged spectator viewpoint, holding on the competitors as they grapple while other matches and onlookers continue in the background.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two judo competitors in white gi, a seated referee in a dark suit, a green mat, spectators, gym walls, benches, and other martial artists.
Film character: The 8mm film texture shows soft focus, visible grain, muted color shifts, slight handheld movement, and exposure variation typical of scanned home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, sports-history cutaway, transition within a martial arts sequence, or memory beat for 1960s recreation footage.
Historical context: The footage documents a community indoor martial arts event with participants and spectators gathered around the mat, without identifying a specific tournament.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no visible logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from personal or venue rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1967 Los Angeles 8mm judo match, vintage home movie martial arts gym, amateur judo competition, and 1960s indoor sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1967 Los Angeles footage, then related 1960s indoor sports or martial arts material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Los Angeles home-movie frame of two judo competitors in white gi grappling on a green mat with a seated official nearby. — Two competitors engage near the seated official as spectators watch from the gym wall.

Two white-clad judo competitors shift position on the mat during a 1967 Los Angeles indoor match, with spectators in the background. — The competitors pivot across the mat while the official watches from his chair.

A 1967 indoor judo bout in Los Angeles continues as one competitor bends forward on the mat and spectators sit along the wall. — One competitor bends low during the exchange as the match continues in the gym.

Late-frame view of the 1967 Los Angeles judo match, with one competitor moving on the mat and another white-clad participant at the right edge. — The action shifts across the mat as other martial artists remain visible at the edge of the frame.

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