Stephan Kesting and I finally sat down to talk after all these years to talk about martial arts cults and sports science. Listen to our episode of The Strenuous Life Podcast or watch on YouTube.
Show Notes:
Yellow Bamboo fails: video 1 / video 2
Deceived: The Moo Years – podcast about Iron Kim’s martial art cult
Steve Hassan talks about the Unificiation Church (AKA Moonies)
Self defense class connected to Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment
Spirit channeler Abraham Hicks and Amway
Cult interventionists defining hypnosis
Defining brainwashing – Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism by Robert J. Lifton:
TEDx: Dismanting QAnon (occult and theosophical cults that support QAnon)
Carlos Gracie as spiritual guide to Oscar Santa Maria
Playboy interview with Helio Gracie
The Cult of Lloyd Irvin (New Miami Times)
“Team Lloyd Irvin crippled by mass exodus of top students after yet another scandal” (Bloody Elbow)
Archive of lloydirvinrapetruth.com
Fundamental attribution error (blaming other victims but excusing yourself)
Generation Cult – podcast host grew up in a theosophy cult
Dr. Yuval Laor – awe and fervor in sudden conversions
Asch conformity experiments (line lengths test)
Intelligent Disobedience by Ira Chaleff
Perception Action Podcast – Constaints-led approach to coaching
John Kessel x Trevor Ragan: Motor Learning (volleyball coach)
Robert Bjork – desirable difficulties: slowing down learning