Extreme Lives

Season 1Episode 230 minMar 9, 2006
Extreme Lives

Chris meets people who, as a result of their unusual powers, lead extreme lives. In China, Chris meets Mr Gwah who, thanks to Tai Chi, has a daily regime of running and gymnastics - not obviously noteworthy except for the fact that Mr Gwah is 105 years old. At the Shaolin Temple in Henan Chris learns the secrets of Inner Kung Fu from a Grand Master.In Thailand Chris learns the secrets of how to ‘dance’ with a venomous King Cobra from an eight-year-old boy, and a Muay Thai champion demonstrates how to fell a man with a kick like an enraged mule. Also in Thailand, at the Tiger Temple, Chris confronts his greatest personal fear when he visits the Buddhist monks who live with 18 tigers.

Extreme Lives has aired on Mar 9, 2006
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