Tribal Bootcamp

Joel and Nish travel to China to learn the way of the Shaolin; Joel gets a crash course in Kung Fu training; Nish tries to find a way to replace Joel's vanity with zen.

Nish and Joel will have to live alongside the Kenyan Maasai, helping out with daily work routines, all while Joel is subjected to a series of Maasai trials and sports. Joel will try to learn the Maasai way of showing no pain, before attempting to represent his village in a Warrior competition, but an unexpected injury thrusts Nish into the combat spotlight for once.

Joel and Nish are in China to learn the way of the Shaolin. Joel will have a crash course in Kung Fu training, while Nish tries to find a way to replace Joel's vanity with Zen. The pressure is on for Joel at the end of just one week of training, when he's challenged to a head-to-head fight.

Mexico's Sierra Madre mountains are home to the legendary longdistance running tribe called the Tarahumara. Nish digs into the local culture to see if there are any traditional remedies to help Joel through an extreme marathon, while Joel's fitness is pushed to the absolute limit.

The remote Xavante tribe in Brazil teaches Joel how to work through the pain barrier before he takes part in a grueling race.

Comedian Nish Kumar takes his fitness-freak friend Joel Dommett to the most remote islands of the Philippines, home to the hunter gatherer Tagbanua tribe. Joel will see if his hipster fitness regimes help him cope with Tagbanua life while Nish watches, guides, and occasionally mocks him. Joel will have to learn the skill of free-diving to catch fish, and conquer his biggest fear - heights - as he scales precarious cliffs searching for the precious commodity of abandoned birds nests.