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Tokyo Japan-1971: Karate Fight Where Man Gets Thrown To Ground

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

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Karate Fight Where Man Gets Thrown To Ground — Clip Details

TOKYO JAPAN-1971: Two men in white karate gi practice a throw on a simple mat. One man executes a powerful technique, lifting his opponent and slamming him to the ground. The sequence captures the dynamic motion of the throw and the formal stance of the practitioners. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage footage features grainy black-and-white imagery and a classic home movie aesthetic, offering authentic archival material for documentaries, martial arts history, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & white
Resolution
4K restored master (MP4)
License
Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127391001

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 record not linked for this clip
Date
1971 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
Tokyo, Japan 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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Topics & Keywords

  • karate
  • belt
  • fight
  • throw
  • chinese
  • man
  • thrown
  • ground
  • sports
  • recreation
  • tokyo japan
  • 1971
  • karate throw
  • martial arts training
  • 1970s martial arts
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Japanese martial arts
  • karate practice
  • 1971 footage
  • archival martial arts
  • home movie martial arts
  • black and white martial arts
  • 8mm home movie
  • martial arts demonstration
  • vintage martial arts footage
  • 1970s Japan
  • karate technique
  • old film footage
  • retro martial arts
  • historical martial arts
  • Japanese culture
  • martial arts training 1971

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1970s Japan archive requests needing brief martial arts practice footage for documentary, education, museum, or editorial inserts.
Period detail
The simple training mat, white gi, black-and-white 8mm look, and metadata-supported Tokyo 1971 setting point to early 1970s martial arts practice.
Home-movie behavior
The clip preserves an observer's close view of two practitioners rehearsing a throw, with informal framing that suggests a filmed practice demonstration.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include two men in white gi, belts, a plain wall, a padded floor or mat, grappling contact, a throw in progress, and a formal standing reset.
Film character
Grain, soft focus, dark frame edges, uneven exposure, and slight handheld instability give the footage a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short action insert, training cutaway, martial arts transition, or memory beat within a sequence about sport or recreation.
Historical context
The footage shows martial arts practice in a plain indoor setting, offering visual context for recreational or instructional combat-sport activity in Tokyo.
Research note
People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from personal rights.
Research search match
Researcher searches this may match include 1971 Tokyo karate practice, vintage 8mm martial arts throw, Japan dojo training, and home movie combat sport footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Tokyo 1971 material, then broader 1970s Japan sport or martial arts practice footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Tokyo 1971 footage, two martial arts practitioners in white gi are locked together at close range during a throwing technique.
Two practitioners begin a close grappling movement on the mat.
A Tokyo 1971 martial arts practice frame shows one man in a white gi turning his opponent through the middle of a throw.
The throw reaches its turning point as the figures rotate together.
A man in a white gi stands with his back to the camera on the mat, following the completed throw in the Tokyo practice sequence.
A rear view follows the throw as the practitioner resets on the mat.
Two martial arts practitioners in white gi stand apart facing each other in the Tokyo 1971 practice space after the throwing sequence.
The two practitioners return to a formal standing position.

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