YELLOW BAMBOO TEST!!!

[Zep]

Oh, Zep I don't know whether to think of that as priceless or just tragic.

What the heck, it's pricelessly tragic!

 

[Zep]

****in' funny, if you ask me. Love her indignant gestures at the end.

You can just about hear the reality BITING! The poor diddums has just realised all too painfully that she has given away some hundreds of dollars to a pack of charlatans in yellow shirts...

 

[Zep]

Is anyone able to pick up what language they are speaking and what they are saying at the end? It sounds maybe German or one of the Scandinavian languages.

This was from a previous thread here started by Phrost, who provided the video. Thanks, Phrost!

It was filmed in Sweden. One of our Swedish posters, Vitnir, provided a translation:

The people in the film speaks swedish.
First the attackers says "tell me when you are ready"
After the attack the woman says "no it doesn't work", then "no, no I'm ok" then again "it doesn't work"
"what doesn't work?"
can't hear a few words
then "but how hard did you hit?"

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51010&highlight=bamboo+video

 

[kookbreaker]

Re: Re: YELLOW BAMBOO TEST!!!

He is lying here- why does no one care that they lie?

Was not a test by randi or aussie skeptics was organised by YB in perth and had nothing to do with aussie skeptics or randi but of course the facts never bother them they just spout their dogma and you guys follow it

So who were these guys that beat the snot out of your disciples?

Your not really convincing anyone of anything with this tactic.

 

[jmercer]

You know, I am FAR from the best martial artist in my area - there are lots of local guys (and probably a few gals) who could beat the snot out of me.

But even I would do better against an attack like that.

 

[Hutch]

You know, this would be a good challenge for TAM4--there's space in the hall, I'm sure the Stardust could provide mats, we could work out a release from liability statement and protocol, and then see how they would do. Probably could even get TV coverage.

We apparently have more than a few folks here with Martial Arts training and I'd really like to see a couple of those "Eastern Masters" at one end of the mat while me (6'2", 270) Big Shoe Stu (6'8, 285) and a few others of some size prepare to charge (think Penn would like a go at them?).

Just a thought...

 

[baliwesternman]

Re: Re: Re: YELLOW BAMBOO TEST!!!

So who were these guys that beat the snot out of your disciples?

Your not really convincing anyone of anything with this tactic.

Actually please do not flatter yourself I am NOT trying to convince you of anything, just pointing out the lies randi tells and how you follow like sheep but hey the sheep dont know they follow randi do they?

BWM

 

[jmercer]

Re: Re: Re: Re: YELLOW BAMBOO TEST!!!

... just pointing out the lies randi tells and how you follow like sheep but hey the sheep dont know they follow randi do they?

BWM

My goodness. If you substitute "Yellow Bamboo" for "randi", it's virtually an accurate statement!

 

[princhester]

Re: Re: Re: Re: YELLOW BAMBOO TEST!!!

Actually please do not flatter yourself I am NOT trying to convince you of anything, just pointing out the lies randi tells and how you follow like sheep but hey the sheep dont know they follow randi do they?

BWM

What crap. You are trying to convince us of something. Your posts all point in the same direction. You are just hiding behind the stance that you're not trying to convince us of something to shield your ego from the fact that you can't answer the hard questions, and you can't provide anything vaguely resembling evidence for your silly beliefs.

 

[thatguywhojuggles]

I decided to go back and look at the video clip of "Mr. Joko Tri" whom Randi assigned the task of testing the YB people.

Here is that video.

Now my question is this. Who is Joko? Randi said "On August 11th, 2003, a Mr. Joko Tri Lestari, on the island of Java, wrote me volunteering to go to Bali and go through the Yellow Bamboo rigmarole that they'd put forth. I told him that though he appeared to have the right qualifications, and that I would normally accept him to do the preliminary test, I'd officially severed my connections with them. But, I told Joko, he was quite free to go there and see what happened, if they'd let him do so." (source )

Randi says that he had cut off communications with YB (something he does on a regular basis when applicants become unreasonable to work with.) So after cutting off communication with YB, this guy Joko contacts Randi and says he wants to test YB, and no doubt gives Randi information about himself suggesting he is qualified.

But Joko does not do his job properly. He didn't test during the daytime, he didn't have continuous video, etc.

And more important. Why is Joko wearing a YB shirt in the video???

I highly suspect this Joko character.


Edited to add:

I just noticed in one of Randi's commentaries the following:

several readers suggested that the solution to all this just might be that Mr. Joko Tri was in collusion with the Yellow Bamboo people, and simply fell down as he was supposed to. Yes, this is a distinct possibility, but I'll ask that you respect my intuition in this matter.

Though I do respect James Randi's intuition, I wonder if he just happen to not notice the fact that Joko is dressed as a YB practicioner.

 

[sf108]

Very true. Actually I just noticed it after you pointed it out.

That makes all videos that BWM has provided us to look at void of any content because all of them have attackers wearing YB shirts, and the only video of a YB failure is the one done in Perth where the attacker is totally independant of YB. And the Swedish one above...

Wow...isn't that hard to figure.

I suspect BWM has an IQ of around 65? Give or take a few...

 

[T'ai Chi]

We would like to obtain first-hand results of how he goes for you.

There's only one way to do that, Zep..

 

[Zep]

You know, this would be a good challenge for TAM4--there's space in the hall, I'm sure the Stardust could provide mats, we could work out a release from liability statement and protocol, and then see how they would do. Probably could even get TV coverage.

We apparently have more than a few folks here with Martial Arts training and I'd really like to see a couple of those "Eastern Masters" at one end of the mat while me (6'2", 270) Big Shoe Stu (6'8, 285) and a few others of some size prepare to charge (think Penn would like a go at them?).

Just a thought...

If I can possibly get to TAM4 I would SO love to be one of those testers! Really! I have a modicum of karate training, enough to land a very decent punch or kick on one of these people anyway.

 

[Patricio Elicer]

If I can possibly get to TAM4 I would SO love to be one of those testers! Really! I have a modicum of karate training, enough to land a very decent punch or kick on one of these people anyway.

I have no training in martial arts whatsoever, but I'd gladly volunteer to experience the YB mystical powers. All in all, I'll just have to run towards him in an aggresive manner, expecting to be knocked down before making contact.

 

[Donks]

If I can possibly get to TAM4 I would SO love to be one of those testers! Really! I have a modicum of karate training, enough to land a very decent punch or kick on one of these people anyway.

Forget having a group of skeptics running at them. Take them to the UNLV campus and have them face the Rebel's defense. They maybe be a sucky team in a mediocre conference, but I bet their defensive line and linebackers hit like a ton of bricks.

 

[Kimpatsu]

If I can possibly get to TAM4 I would SO love to be one of those testers! Really! I have a modicum of karate training, enough to land a very decent punch or kick on one of these people anyway.

I'm a 3rd dan in Shorinji Kempo, and I would love to try hitting them... but I don't want to be arrested.

 

[kookbreaker]

Re: Re: Re: Re: YELLOW BAMBOO TEST!!!

Actually please do not flatter yourself I am NOT trying to convince you of anything, just pointing out the lies randi tells and how you follow like sheep but hey the sheep dont know they follow randi do they?

BWM

Answer the question.

Who were these guys who beat the snot out of your disciples if they had nothing to do with JREF or the Aussie skeptics?

You have failed to point out a single lie in this matter. Repeating the allegation and trying to insult us doe snot make it true.

Now, who were these people?

 

[sf108]

I don't think they need to apply or do any testing.

Just walk straight into the UFC Octagon against Vitor Belfort, and that's the end of this YB business.

 

[baliwesternman]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: YELLOW BAMBOO TEST!!!

Answer the question.

Who were these guys who beat the snot out of your disciples if they had nothing to do with JREF or the Aussie skeptics?

You have failed to point out a single lie in this matter. Repeating the allegation and trying to insult us doe snot make it true.

Now, who were these people?

From what I know- they are two bjj practitioners from the martial arts newsgroups and they clearly stated they were not aussie skeptics and had nothing to do with randi challenge.

Kramer claimed teh applicant failed the test- in actual fact the yb person in perth never applied for the randi challenge at all.

 

[princhester]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: YELLOW BAMBOO TEST!!!

Kramer claimed teh applicant failed the test- in actual fact the yb person in perth never applied for the randi challenge at all.

I haven't done a comprehensive search but from what I can see, Kramer doesn't say that they did take the Randi challenge.

He does say "the applicant" failed "a test". I suspect he just means the test subject failed, and he's confused his language because he's used to dealing with test subjects who are applicants. Kramer is not exactly known for his preciseness of language.

What of it anyway bwm? You have any number of hard questions to answer and you're prattling on about irrelevancies. The key point is that YB failed. As to whether they failed a Randi test or some other test, so what? They failed. That would appear to be the big issue for you.