Tokyo Japan-1971: Lower Body Attack Karate Throw

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

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Lower Body Attack Karate Throw — Clip Details

TOKYO JAPAN-1971: Two men in white karate gi practice a lower body attack technique on a tatami mat. The sequence captures a dynamic throw, with one practitioner executing a leg sweep that sends his partner to the ground. The black-and-white 8mm film exhibits grain and soft focus, characteristic of vintage home movie footage from the early 1970s. The setting is a simple indoor dojo with plain walls, emphasizing the martial arts demonstration. The action is fluid and focused, showcasing traditional Japanese martial arts training.

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 and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127392879

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for archival requests needing early 1970s Tokyo martial arts training footage for documentary, museum, education, or sports-history edits.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look, plain dojo wall, tatami mats, and white gi may show a modest early 1970s martial arts practice setting in Tokyo.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an observational home-movie view of two practitioners moving through a throw demonstration without staged presentation to camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men in white gi, a dark belt on one practitioner, tatami mat flooring, plain interior walls, grappling contact, and a ground sequence.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing give the footage a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, sports-training cutaway, period dojo detail, or movement beat within a sequence on martial arts practice.
Historical context: The scene shows adult practitioners demonstrating a controlled lower-body attack or throw in a simple indoor training space, without visible spectators or signage.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and context review may be needed; no logos, music, or private-property markers are apparent from the supplied frames.
Research search match: Searches such as 1971 Tokyo karate training, vintage 8mm martial arts dojo, Japanese gi throw practice, and home movie karate demonstration may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel martial arts footage, then other Tokyo 1971 indoor training scenes, then broader vintage karate or judo practice material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a Tokyo dojo setting, two adult practitioners in white gi face each other on tatami mats at the start of a throw sequence. — Two practitioners establish contact before the lower-body attack demonstration.

The throw has taken one practitioner to the tatami as the other maintains close control during the martial arts demonstration. — The lower-body attack resolves into a controlled ground position.

Both practitioners remain low on the tatami in a follow-through position after the throw, with one controlling the other's upper body. — The practitioners work through the follow-through of the throw on the mat.

At the end of the Tokyo training sequence, one gi-clad practitioner sits back while the other pushes up from the mat. — The demonstration settles as one practitioner recovers from the throw.

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