Tokyo Japan-1971: Karate Instructor Demonstrating a Throw on an Apprentice

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

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Karate Instructor Demonstrating a Throw on an Apprentice — Clip Details

TOKYO JAPAN-1971: A karate instructor in a white gi and black belt demonstrates a defensive technique on an apprentice. The sequence captures the precise moment of a throw, with the instructor lifting and flipping the student onto the mat. Shot on 8mm film, the footage features classic grain, soft focus, and a vintage aesthetic, capturing a moment of martial arts instruction in a traditional dojo setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127393156

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

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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 1970s Japan archive requests needing martial arts instruction, dojo practice, or a short action insert for documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The white gi uniforms, black belts, plain mat surface, and soft 8mm monochrome scan may show a 1971 Tokyo martial arts class setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the observed training moment, with one adult demonstrating a throw on another rather than performing for a polished studio setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults in white gi, black belts, padded floor mats, a plain wall, the throw sequence, soft focus, and contact-sheet framing.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm grain, mild blur, uneven exposure, and frame-edge darkness that give the action a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief cutaway, instructional insert, sports-history beat, or transition into a broader sequence about martial arts practice.
Historical context: The footage visually documents adult martial arts training in Tokyo in 1971 without establishing the school, instructor identity, or exact dojo location.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness and identification review may be needed in addition to separate copyright and source-format checks.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1971 Tokyo karate class, 8mm martial arts training, Japanese dojo throw demonstration, and vintage karate instructor footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Tokyo 1971 material, then with other martial arts, sports instruction, or recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1971 Tokyo footage, two adults in white gi and dark belts lean into a close martial arts throw position on a plain mat. — The instructor and apprentice enter the throw from a bent forward stance.

The Tokyo martial arts sequence shows one adult in a white gi lifting another into the early phase of a throw. — The throwing motion begins as one practitioner is raised from the mat.

During the 1971 Tokyo training moment, both adults in gi drop close to the mat as the defensive throw develops. — Both practitioners move down toward the mat in the middle of the technique.

The throw reaches its peak as one adult in a white gi flips upside down over another practitioner on the Tokyo training mat. — The apprentice is inverted over the instructor at the peak of the throw.

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