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Tim heads to New York City to get his butt kicked by the 'Michael Jordan of jiu-jitsu', world champion Marcelo Garcia.

Tim and his friend Chris team up with Tim O’Neil, winner of 5 U.S. and North American Rally Championships. In the back woods of New Hampshire, they learn (and make terrible mistakes during) high-speed, high-risk racing. The final test: a race on dirt roads only 10-12 feet across…and lined with trees.

Tim attempts to learn enough Tagalog (Filipino) in four days to be interviewed live on television. Viewers will get insights from master teachers and memory experts like Ed Cooke. If a language supposedly “takes a lifetime” to learn, what can you do in less than a week?

Tim heads to New York City to get his ass kicked by the “Michael Jordan of jiu-jitsu,” world champion Marcelo Garcia. He is helped by jiu-jitsu black belt and chess master Josh Waitzkin (inspiration for "Searching for Bobby Fischer"), who leads him up to the final test: a choking challenge.

Tim tackles the insanely athletic world of parkour. He explores ninja-like methods for moving from point A to point B with speed and grace…even when it means running up walls or flying among trees. Helped by pros like Brian Orosco and Travis Brewer, he attempts the impossible. #tornknees

Starting from zero, Tim attacks the incredibly frustrating game of golf. Teacher Terry Rowles throws everything at the problem: high-tech swing analysis, batting cages, calming down Tim, etc. Full of laughs, cries, learnable lessons, and occasional miracles.

Can Tim find true love in a week? He recruits an A-list team to help: computer hackers, match makers, and even the author of The Game, Neil Strauss. From horribly embarrassing cold approaches to online hacks, this episode offers a playbook of what to do (and what not to do).

In this episode, Tim and Noah Kagan buckle down in San Francisco to help a novice entrepreneur, Cindy, test and launch her business in one insane week. Tactic-rich, it will teach you to test fears and push the envelope.

Tim and his friend Kevin Rose compete in the lightning-fast world of three-gun shooting (imagine speed golf with real guns, or real-life Halo). Their teacher is the prodigy of the sport: 10x California State Three-Gun Overall Winner and 23x Southwest Pistol League Champion, Taran Butler. If you want pressure and danger, this is it.

Tim and Terry Laughlin head to the tropics to take a fearful fan (Sarah) from zero to hero in record time. She can’t swim a single lap in a pool. Can they get her to long-distance swimming in the open ocean in less than one week? They’ll need all the tools in the toolkit.

Surfing legend Laird Hamilton takes Tim under his wing. Laird is regarded as the “best big wave surfer the world has ever seen," regularly surfing swells over 35-feet tall. Can he help Tim overcome his fear of drowning and ride real waves in Hawaii? The beginning ain’t pretty.

Tim lands in Las Vegas to learn the secrets of high-stakes poker. He’s never played a hand before. Phil Gordon will help him train 24/7 for the final test: playing for big money (Tim’s own money) against pros at the end of the week.

Tim’s fantasy of becoming James Bond leads to the final experiment: urban escape. His coach, Kevin Reeve, has advised the US Secret Service and FBI, teaching the arts of tracking, survival, lock picking, evasion, etc.. The finale: when he least expects it, Tim will be kidnapped and have to put his newfound skills to the test in the concrete jungle.