Posted by Martial Arts Student on October 18, 2003 at 18:22:05:
From reading the posts below on this site and others has lead me to the www.cultawarenessnetwork.org website. I went to it following reading everal posts from detractors of a particular style of martial arts posts endorsing this group as a good source of information on a cult posing as a martial arts school. When i got to the site what I found was a chilling indictment against the original posters themselves who recommended me there. The sources they listed ARE mentioned on the site in the INFAMY section along with a partial and interesting list of actual violent felonies and lesser crimes that these sources have been convicted of.
The New site is refreshing and well authored and as I said before, exposes the unscrupulous activities of Rick Ross and Associates for what they are, shows documentation on groups that they attempted to label cults and make money off of deprogramming and has partial arrest and sleazy business tactics of the former CAN people.
I also have seen where one of the detractors has posted his impressions of the group on another site still maintained by one of the criminals. Why is Royal Dragon posting about his martial arts experience on a site run by violent criminals who have been sued and declare bankruptcy rather than pay their victims damages in order to restore their lives. Lives shattered by Rick Ross and CAN?
Why does Royal Dragon endorse and aid such people in harassing other martial arts schools? Most martial arts teachers have more character than that.
It seems like part of the scheme when you see a 'teacher' from a martial arts website that has no address or class times endorsing the information that helps the interests of violent theiving interstate criminals.
If anyone has any verifiable information regarding Royal Dragon or the lawsuit from a martial arts school against Russell Delbert Johnson, please post back. Your help is greatly appeciated.
Below is an excerpt from the www.cultawarenssnetwork .org site
Rick Ross has his own website where he calls himself a .cult. expert. He doesn.t have any degrees as a cult expert, he never went to any school to become one, no one but himself has ever labeled him that (and tabloid TV shows he has appeared on.) Rick has led a life of petty crime, was a kidnapper and for one case in which he was caught was fined $2,500,000 by a jury in Seattle, Washington (in 1995) for his part in holding an adult male for five days in a remote location to change the man.s interpretation of the Bible.
Rick has called Christians .Bible thumpers., has had extensive psychiatric history. He does not talk about this on his website and does not give refunds for the families who he has left in tatters after his violations of human rights (people have the right to believe as they wish in America . maybe Rick thinks he lives in Nazi Germany?) He is the last person anyone who is concerned about a family member or loved one.s choices should turn to for advice or .help..
Yes, Rick appeared on TV and media in the 1970/80.s. But this office has called media and told them about Rick.s criminal past and the tabloid media have directly told us (this was 20/20 TV show) .Criminal history is not something that would stop us from putting someone on our show..) Good information for any of you who think tabloid journalism has any sense of ethics.
The point is, do you want to make things better or worse? Do you want to actually make sure the person you are concerned on is on a life path that will satisfy them and be healthy?
If so, Rick Ross is not your man for consultation. He knows and repeats the bad, the outrageous. Imagine him describing a professional football game to someone who has never seen one . .Men smash and hit each other, they bleed, they have to wear protective clothing to prevent permanent injury. It is barbaric. It is outrageous. It is an athletic cult and I will get your son out of it. He.s been brainwashed..
There is much public information about Rick.s arrogance, his refusal to correct lies, and his false assertions that vicious things he has said to people are copyrighted.
We are posting those here and will continue to do so.
Do not pay Rick Ross any money. Call our 800-556-3055 hotline. We.ll get you real help from a professor or a pastor who will charge you NOTHING. Let.s force Rick to go out and get a real job. Like dog catching.