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Special Guest: Russell Johnson
Special Guest: Russell Johnson
A Former Chung Moo Quan student and assistant instructor, Russell now recognises the organisation as a dangerous cult and is dedicated to informing others about its deceptions. Russell learned to research, became a private investigator, and today works in the security field. He has also immersed himself in the field of film and television: writer, production assistant, actor, producer, location manager. Listen to his podcast Deceived: The Moo Years here or on your favourite podcast app.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Chung Moo Quan positioned itself as a superior martial arts school that taught eight different practices at once. Though this may have originally struck prospective students as a bargain-and-a-half, many who chose to take it up would come out the other end having lost thousands of dollars, personal relationships and job opportunities, and even their sense of self. Before the school’s founder and four other defendants were jailed in 1995, various experts had told reporters that Chung Moo Quan fit their definition of a destructive cult.
EPISODE LINKS
EPISODE LINKS
- Deceived: The Moo Years — podcast by Russell Johnson, with many resources from his research
- Herding the Moo: Exploits of a Martial Arts Cult — by Joe Smith, Trafford Publishing, 2006
- Martial arts school owners convicted — UPI, 10 December 1996
- Chung Moo Quan Handbook
- Investigators: Students take aim at martial arts school — by Chris Ingalls, KING 5 News, 16 February 2005
- The Cult and the Con — special report by Pam Zekman, CBS 2 Chicago, 1989
- Martial Arts School Chief Found Guilty in Tax Scam — by Matt O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 10 December 1996
- Chung Moonies? Critics call martial-arts club a cult of violence and greed — by Ric Kahn, The Boston Phoenix, 25 October 1991
- Be True to Your School — by Jennifer Vogel, City Pages, 1 April 1992
- Martial Arts School Link to Body Found in Forest Probed — MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL LINK TO BODY FOUND IN FOREST PROBED by Harlene Ellin, Chicago Tribune, 12 October 1991
- The Martial Arts Cult of John C. Kim — by Laurence Gonzales, unpublished article for Penthouse, 5 May 1992
- Vivien Francis vs. John C. Kim, Oom Yung Doe, LLC, et al — Vivien Francis vs. John C. Kim, Oom Yung Doe, LLC, Thomas White, Harmonizing Herbal Products, Inc., Jadience, Inc., Robert Sawinski
- People of the State of Illinois, ex rel. ROLAND W. BURRIS, Attorney General of Illinois vs. JOHN C. KIM et al. — Notice of Filing, 5 June 1992
- United States of America v. John C. Kim et al — Special Grand Jury charges filed 11 April 1995
- People of the State of Illinois, ex rel. Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General of Illinois vs. JOHN C. KIM et al. — Complaint for Injunctive and Other Relief
- John B. Maddox Obituary & Police Case Report — The Naperville Sun, 21 September 1988 and Will County Sheriff's Police Department, 19 September 1988
- Kyung Gong Sul Bope — by Oom Yung Doe New England, 24 January 2016
- Promo: The Crooked Fiddle Band Pozible — you can pre-order a copy of LTAS composer Joe Gould's band's next album
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