Chung Moo Quan
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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. Special Guest: Russell Johnson. Support Let's Talk About Sects Links: Deceived: The Moo Years — podcast by Russell Johnson, with many resources from his researchHerding the Moo: Exploits of a Martial Arts Cult — by Joe Smith, Trafford Publishing, 2006Martial arts school owners convicted — UPI, 10 December 1996Chung Moo Quan HandbookInvestigators: Students take aim at martial arts school — by Chris Ingalls, KING 5 News, 16 February 2005The Cult and the Con — special report by Pam Zekman, CBS 2 Chicago, 1989Martial Arts School Chief Found Guilty in Tax Scam — by Matt O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 10 December 1996Chung Moonies? Critics call martial-arts club a cult of violence and greed — by Ric Kahn, The Boston Phoenix, 25 October 1991Be True to Your School — by Jennifer Vogel, City Pages, 1 April 1992Martial 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PROBED by Harlene Ellin, Chicago Tribune, 12 October 1991The Martial Arts Cult of John C. Kim — by Laurence Gonzales, unpublished article for Penthouse, 5 May 1992Vivien Francis vs. John C. Kim, Oom Yung Doe, LLC, et al — Vivien Francis vs. John C. Kim, Oom Yung Doe, LLC, Thomas White,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 SawinskiPeople 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 1992United States of America v. John C. Kim et al — Special Grand Jury charges filed 11 April 1995People 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 ReliefJohn B. Maddox Obituary & Police Case Report — The Naperville Sun, 21 September 1988 and Will County Sheriff's Police Department, 19 September 1988Kyung Gong Sul Bope — by Oom Yung Doe New England, 24 January 2016Promo: 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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