Tokyo Japan-1971: Karate Man Performs Throw, Flipping Opponent Onto Mat

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationTokyo, Japan
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 Tokyo Japan

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Karate Man Performs Throw, Flipping Opponent Onto Mat — Clip Details

TOKYO JAPAN-1971: Two men in white karate gi perform a dynamic throw on a mat in a simple dojo. One man executes a high, acrobatic flip, lifting his opponent over his shoulder and slamming him onto the floor. The sequence captures the full motion of the technique, from the initial lift to the final impact and recovery. Shot on 8mm film, the footage features grainy black-and-white imagery and a vintage home movie aesthetic, showcasing authentic martial arts training from the early 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 127390233

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1971 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Tokyo, Japan Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing 1971 Tokyo martial arts training footage, especially documentary inserts on sport, discipline, physical instruction, or amateur-filmed recreation.
Period detail: The plain dojo-like mat, white gi, and black-and-white 8mm look may show early 1970s martial arts practice in Tokyo as described by the source metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the close, practical recording of two adult practitioners demonstrating a throw rather than a staged public performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men in white gi, a padded mat, a plain wall, body contact during a throw, recovery positions, and dark frame borders from the scan.
Film character: The clip carries a grainy black-and-white 8mm texture with soft focus, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet framing that support its home-movie archive character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a concise action insert, training cutaway, or period memory beat within a sequence about martial arts, sport, or Tokyo recreation.
Historical context: The frames show adult martial arts practice in a simple indoor training space, offering visual context for disciplined physical recreation without identifying the participants.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness or privacy review may be needed separately from copyright or source licensing checks.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1971 Tokyo karate training, Japanese martial arts home movie, 8mm dojo throw demonstration, and vintage black-and-white sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1971 Tokyo material, then broader Japanese martial arts or indoor sports practice clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1971 Tokyo footage, one man in a white gi lifts another during a martial arts throw on a plain indoor mat. — A martial arts practitioner lifts his partner into a high throw on the mat.

In the Tokyo martial arts sequence, one practitioner stands while the other lies on the mat after the throw. — The throw resolves with one participant down on the mat and the other standing nearby.

One adult practitioner in a white gi stands as his partner begins to recover from the mat in the 1971 Tokyo clip. — After the throw, one man remains standing while his partner starts to get up.

The two adult practitioners pause on the mat, one kneeling and one standing, after the martial arts throw sequence. — The demonstration ends with one participant kneeling while the other stands to the side.

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