Tokyo Japan-1971: Practicing Karate Disarm Technique

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

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Practicing Karate Disarm Technique — Clip Details

TOKYO JAPAN-1971: Two men in white karate gi practice a defensive technique in a simple indoor dojo. One man, wearing a black belt, demonstrates a disarm while his partner attempts to block. The grainy black-and-white 8mm film captures the fluid motion of their movements, from initial stance to the final hold, showcasing a moment of martial arts training from the early 1970s. The footage has a raw, authentic home movie quality with visible film grain and soft focus, evoking a sense of historical nostalgia. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or projects exploring vintage martial arts culture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: InteriorBlack & 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: 127390490

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 1970s Japan archive requests needing short editorial footage of martial arts practice, dojo training, or karate instruction on real 8mm film.
Period detail: The white gi, black belt, plain indoor mat area, and black-and-white 8mm texture support an early-1970s martial arts training setting in Tokyo per clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the observed training sequence, with two practitioners moving through a defensive hold without staged performance for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men in white karate uniforms, a black belt, open mat flooring, a plain wall, blocking gestures, close body contact, and a shoulder-control hold.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, monochrome exposure, and contact-sheet framing give the clip the tactile character of scanned 8mm home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or transitional memory beat for martial arts practice, Japanese recreation, or vintage sports training.
Historical context: The clip visually documents karate practice as a disciplined recreational activity, showing partner technique work in a simple indoor training space.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, but copyright and personal rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1971 Tokyo karate practice, vintage 8mm martial arts training, Japanese dojo home movie, and black-and-white disarm technique footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Tokyo 1971 material, then broader vintage martial arts or indoor recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Tokyo 1971 footage, two karate practitioners in white gi stand in a defensive exchange on a plain indoor mat. — Two practitioners begin a karate defense sequence in a simple indoor dojo setting.

Two men in white gi practice a close blocking or disarm movement during a 1971 Tokyo karate training sequence. — The pair move into close contact as the defensive technique develops.

A black-belt karate practitioner appears to control his partner from behind in a Tokyo 1971 indoor training drill. — The demonstrated technique shifts into a rear control position.

The karate sequence ends with one practitioner bent forward while the black-belt partner maintains a controlling hold. — The disarm or control drill reaches its final hold near the end of the clip.

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