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Deceived

Deceived: The Moo Years" is the true story of one young man's compelling, at times terrifying, former involvement with the martial arts cult Chung Moo Quan. Based on his soon to be published memoir, "Deceived: a Journey into Darkness", author and producer Russell Johnson's 12 week podcast combines a powerful narrative and witness interviews with martial artists, mind control experts and former victims of the Chung Moo Quan.

Ep. 01 The Greatest Martial Arts Master That Ever Lived?

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Some believe he was the greatest martial arts master that ever lived; faster and more powerful than Bruce Lee, more feared than Chuck Norris.

Ep. 02 The Ad Looked Innocent Enough

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When you stop at a coffee shop or a pizza place, you don’t expect to worry about being drawn into a cult. But there it was, right next door.

Ep. 03 Bait And Switch A Choice And An Omen

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Russell experiences a lesson in Bait & Switch and makes choices between career, love or the Moo. He is given an omen sign. Is it a warning of unforeseen events to come?

Ep. 3 + 1 Fears, Phobias, Superstitions, And Unlucky Numbers

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Now, let’s say you’re shopping around for a good martial arts school and go into your local dojo in a strip mall to inquire about lessons. Upon meeting the instructor, he tells you the school will not only teach you martial arts, but also, they will instill within you irrational fears, phobias, and superstitions. And for a little extra money, they would throw in some rituals. He tells you by the time you reached black belt in their system, your head will be full of all kinds of weird shit. Would you run

Ep. 05 Russell Is Conditioned To Respond To The Cults Every Command

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One night while in a deep sleep, Russell felt a very hard slap on his waterbed and heard someone shout, “Wake up!”

Ep. 06 The Three Weaknesses Of An Instructor

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Russell was told, that Master Kim said a Chung Moo Quan instructor had 3 weaknesses: women, alcohol, and gambling. He was told that women were faulted by design, and that they had no minds. An instructor could lose his mind over a woman; they want control over the relationship, and the man.

Ep. 07 Death Inside The School Of Chung Moo Quan

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Part of learning to handle a Chung Moo Quan Martial Arts School involved giving a private lesson. Each ‘information’ that came into the School was treated differently- Everyone’s searching for something; that’s what brought them to the School. The instructor’s job was to figure out what that was. When they came in, instructors used ‘sideways conversation’ to ask questions without revealing the agenda. The first thing was to get them to take a free private lesson. Once they agreed, have them si

Ep. 08 Russell Johnson Is Hours Away From Death

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From the beginning of Russell’s training in School, he heard that Master Kim had the power to heal, and that he had a medical doctor’s degree. Russell watched as Aden performed acupressure, knowledge that he believed Master Kim had passed on to Aden.

Ep. 09 True Right And Correct

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By passing out the flyers and signing up students for the school, I had changed people’s lives. I have heard from a few people, that listening of my podcast series has caused them to have nightmares and flashbacks. One friend said he did not know if he should hug me or hit me. PTSD is not uncommon for former cult members and it is certainly not uncommon among former Moo members. Because I had recruited a number of people into the Moo, I wanted to stop more from joining and pull more out than I ever signed

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