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A former Legionnaire is now one of the UK's top martial arts instructors. Norman Smithers holds a 15th dan in the Bujinkan - a system that dates back over 900 years to feudal times in the far east. The ex-infantryman tells Chris Kaye about the grueling training in the Legion, how eating snails was a catalyst for joining the French military unit, and the unique weapons he studies in his ancient Japanese art. #Bujinkan #BFBS #Catterick #Legion #Legionnaire #Japan #Samurai #Ninja #Army #Infantry