Deceived

Podcast Trailer

October 01, 2020 16:00 - 2 minutes - 3.39 MB

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?

September 30, 2020 16:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB

Some believe he was the greatest martial arts master that ever lived; faster and more powerful than Bruce Lee, more feared than Chuck Norris. To his followers, he had supernatural powers. Some said he could levitate and walk up the sides of buildings. To others, he appeared as a demon beast that haunted their dreams. On DECEIVED, we will peel away the mystery of a Korean immigrant who rose from being a janitor, to running a martial art school empire. This is the true story of the notorious m...

Ep. 02 The Ad Looked Innocent Enough

September 29, 2020 16:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB

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. An ad starts a teenager on an eight year nightmare, being drawn into the Chung Moo Quan. On DECEIVED, we will peel away the mystery of a Korean immigrant who rose from being a janitor, to running a martial art school empire. This is the true story of the notorious martial art cult known as Chung Moo Quan; its powerful leader, Master John C. Kim; and of ...

Ep. 03 Bait And Switch A Choice And An Omen

September 28, 2020 16:00 - 27 minutes - 62.6 MB

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? If you like Deceived Podcast please share with your friends, follow us on iTunes, SoundCloud and Twitter! Please write us a positive review! A lot of hard work was done to be able to tell this story! Thanks!

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

September 26, 2020 16:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

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. W...

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

September 26, 2020 16:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB

One night while in a deep sleep, Russell felt a very hard slap on his waterbed and heard someone shout, “Wake up!” Without even thinking, still half asleep, he jumped to his feet and in bowing position said, “Yes, Instructor”. It was all instinct at this point. Standing in the bedroom was Keith Brown. He told Russell his waterbed was facing the wrong direction; it was bad to sleep with his head facing north. Keith explained that there was a certain bad energy from the north that could get in...

Ep. 06 The Three Weaknesses Of An Instructor

September 25, 2020 16:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

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. Russell had a hard time with this thinking, because he was raised by his mother, one of the most wonderful people he’d ever known. One of the stories Keith liked to repeat was that, as part of Master Kim’...

Ep. 07 Death Inside The School Of Chung Moo Quan

September 24, 2020 16:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

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 ...

Ep. 08 Russell Johnson Is Hours Away From Death

September 23, 2020 16:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MB

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. Keith told of an instructor in the Chicago area, who’d been dying in the hospital with some mysterious disease, that most assumed was cancer. All the doctors were in the hospital room, surrounding the instructor, when “Master” Kim entered. When ...

Ep. 09 True Right And Correct

September 23, 2020 02:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

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...

Ep. 10 Opening A New Chung Moo Quan School

September 22, 2020 16:00 - 25 minutes - 58.6 MB

When a new School opened for the first time, the instructors and assistants would stand quietly in the waiting area. Inside the practice area the National Instructors placed a prayer, from Master, behind the Korean and American flags. This is similar to a christening ceremony, in this case the blessing of Master Kim. Believing that Master Kim had the ability to put his mind into objects, this ritual allowed Master Kim to put his mind into the School. From that day forward, when they entered ...

Ep. 11 The Death Of John Brice Maddox

September 21, 2020 16:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

The Death of John Brice Maddox Perhaps one of the biggest mysteries of The Moo, was what happened the night that instructor John Brice Maddox died, at The Moo compound in Naperville, known as ‘The Farm‘. It would be the topic of internet chat rooms, discussion boards, and private conversations. Oddly enough, it was the one topic that the Moo would not comment on. In 1991, Russell Johnson first heard the name of John Brice Maddox, during a meeting with Assistant Illinois Attorney General Lynn...

Ep. 12 CBS Reporter Pam Zekman Exposes Chung Moo Quan As A Cult

September 20, 2020 16:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB

Chung Moo Quan: The Cult and the Con In the mid-1980s Pam Zekman, an investigative reporter for CBS Affiliate WBBM TV in Chicago, received a tip about the Chung Moo Quan martial arts schools, and started an investigation. Zekman is known for her aggressive investigative work. She has shared two Pulitzer Prizes for investigative reporting, for the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times. One of the tips was about a woman who started taking her son into a local Chung Moo Quan school for less...

Interview with Deceived Podcast Producer Russell Johnson

September 19, 2020 16:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MB

Charles Hubbell interviews Deceived Podcast Producer Russell Johnson. Russell survived eight years in a cult, and is dedicated to informing others about the deceptions of Chung Moo Quan and other dangerous cults. Russell learned research, became a private investigator, and today works in the security field. He has also immersed himself in film and television: as a writer, production assistant, actor, producer, location manager, and on the Development Team at Twin Cities Film Fest. In this in...

Interview with Motion Picture Story Analyst David Bruskin

September 18, 2020 16:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

Charles Hubbell interviews David Bruskin. David spent 25 years as a motion picture story analyst, during which he worked on films that collectively grossed over a billion dollars, including FORREST GUMP, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, and WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS. David also worked as Director of Development for Laura Ziskin Productions and is an author. He served as a story and editorial consultant for the "Deceived" Podcast Series. In this interview, David talks about his 25-year career in Hollywood ...

Deceived Podcast Interview with Martial Arts Pioneer John Graden

September 17, 2020 16:00 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MB

Show host Charles Hubbell interviews martial artist John Graden. A pioneer in American Martial Arts, John is a former member of many world champion U.S. kickboxing teams and an inductee into The World Martial Arts Hall of Fame. John’s martial arts management system is used by martial arts schools across the United States. In 1997, as publisher of the magazine for NAPMA (National Association of Professional Martial Artists), he did a three-month series on John C. Kim and Chung Moo Quan titled...

Interview with Martial Arts Pioneer John Graden

September 17, 2020 16:00 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MB

Show host Charles Hubbell interviews martial artist John Graden. A pioneer in American Martial Arts, John is a former member of many world champion U.S. kickboxing teams and an inductee into The World Martial Arts Hall of Fame. John’s martial arts management system is used by martial arts schools across the United States. In 1997, as publisher of the magazine for NAPMA (National Association of Professional Martial Artists), he did a three-month series on John C. Kim and Chung Moo Quan titl...

Interview with Author and Cult Expert Steve Hassan

September 16, 2020 16:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MB

Deceived Podcast Series, show host Charles Hubbell interviews Steve Hassan, founder of the Freedom of Mind Resource Center. For nearly four decades, Steve has lectured and counseled about brainwashing, deprogramming, mind control, cults, and undue influence. As a 19-year-old college student, he was recruited into the Unification Church, or Moonies, and rose to the rank of Assistant Director, even personally meeting Reverend Sun Myung Moon. Within three years, however, Steve was helping peopl...

Deceived Podcast: Interview with Martial Arts Master Kym Rock (Fight Like a Girl)

September 15, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

Charles Hubbell interviews Kym Rock. Kym is a 6th Degree Black Belt, 7 time female world karate champion, Hall of Fame Member of both the World Karate Union and the United States Martial Arts Alliance, and Instructor of the Year in four different categories. While going through a divorce In 2011 Russell Johnson moved next door to Kym Rock. The two became close friends and confidantes. At this point in his life Russell Johnson had not spoken about the Moo in many years. Kym encouraged Russell...

Interview with Martial Arts Master Kym Rock (Fight Like a Girl)

September 15, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

Charles Hubbell interviews Kym Rock. Kym is a 6th Degree Black Belt, 7 time female world karate champion, Hall of Fame Member of both the World Karate Union and the United States Martial Arts Alliance, and Instructor of the Year in four different categories. While going through a divorce In 2011 Russell Johnson moved next door to Kym Rock. The two became close friends and confidantes. At this point in his life Russell Johnson had not spoken about the Moo in many years. Kym encouraged Russell...

EP: 12 CBS Reporter Pam Zekman Exposes Chung Moo Quan as a Cult

January 18, 2018 12:11 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB

Chung Moo Quan: The Cult and the Con In the mid-1980s Pam Zekman, an investigative reporter for CBS Affiliate WBBM TV in Chicago, received a tip about the Chung Moo Quan martial arts schools, and started an investigation. Zekman is known for her aggressive investigative work. She has shared two Pulitzer Prizes for investigative reporting, for the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times. One of the tips was about a woman who started taking her son into a local Chung Moo Quan school for le...

EP 11: The Death of John Brice Maddox

January 11, 2018 13:37 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

The Death of John Brice Maddox Perhaps one of the biggest mysteries of The Moo, was what happened the night that instructor John Brice Maddox died, at The Moo compound in Naperville, known as ‘The Farm‘. It would be the topic of internet chat rooms, discussion boards, and private conversations. Oddly enough, it was the one topic that the Moo would not comment on. In 1991, Russell Johnson first heard the name of John Brice Maddox, during a meeting with Assistant Illinois Attorney General Lyn...

Ep 10: Opening a New Chung Moo Quan School

January 04, 2018 12:28 - 25 minutes - 58.6 MB

When a new School opened for the first time, the instructors and assistants would stand quietly in the waiting area. Inside the practice area the National Instructors placed a prayer, from Master, behind the Korean and American flags. This is similar to a christening ceremony, in this case the blessing of Master Kim. Believing that Master Kim had the ability to put his mind into objects, this ritual allowed Master Kim to put his mind into the School. From that day forward, when they entered ...

Ep. 9 True Right and Correct

December 28, 2017 05:25 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

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 ...

Ep. 8 Russell Johnson is hours away from death

December 14, 2017 06:21 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MB

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. Keith told of an instructor in the Chicago area, who’d been dying in the hospital with some mysterious disease, that most assumed was cancer. All the doctors were in the hospital room, surrounding the instructor, when “Master” Kim entered. Whe...

Ep: 7 Death inside the School of Chung Moo Quan

December 07, 2017 01:59 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

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 s...

Ep. 6 The Three Weaknesses of an Instructor

November 30, 2017 06:25 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

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. Russell had a hard time with this thinking, because he was raised by his mother, one of the most wonderful people he’d ever known. One of the stories Keith liked to repeat was that, as part of Master Kim...

Ep. 5 Russell is conditioned to respond to the cults every command.

November 23, 2017 06:12 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB

One night while in a deep sleep, Russell felt a very hard slap on his waterbed and heard someone shout, “Wake up!” Without even thinking, still half asleep, he jumped to his feet and in bowing position said, “Yes, Instructor”. It was all instinct at this point. Standing in the bedroom was Keith Brown. He told Russell his waterbed was facing the wrong direction; it was bad to sleep with his head facing north. Keith explained that there was a certain bad energy from the north that could get...

Ep. 3 + 1 Fears, Phobias, Superstitions, and Unlucky numbers.

November 16, 2017 05:11 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

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. Wo...

Ep. 3 Bait and Switch a choice and an omen

November 09, 2017 07:24 - 27 minutes - 62.6 MB

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. 2 The ad looked innocent enough.

November 02, 2017 05:02 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB

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. An ad starts a teenager on an eight year nightmare, being drawn into the Chung Moo Quan. On DECEIVED, we will peel away the mystery of a Korean immigrant who rose from being a janitor, to running a martial art school empire. This is the true story of the notorious martial art cult known as Chung Moo Quan; its powerful leader, Master John C. Kim; and of...

Ep. 1 The greatest martial arts master that ever lived?

October 26, 2017 21:25 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB

Some believe he was the greatest martial arts master that ever lived; faster and more powerful than Bruce Lee, more feared than Chuck Norris. To his followers, he had supernatural powers. Some said he could levitate and walk up the sides of buildings. To others, he appeared as a demon beast that haunted their dreams. On DECEIVED, we will peel away the mystery of a Korean immigrant who rose from being a janitor, to running a martial art school empire. This is the true story of the notorious ...

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