Sentinel Self Protection UK was founded by Jamie Raines, a 4th Dan black belt with decades of martial arts and practical self-defence experience.

Jamie’s background includes Shotokan Karate, kickboxing, kung fu, stick fighting and Jeet Kune Do, alongside experience of dealing with real-world confrontation. But Sentinel isn’t about collecting techniques or teaching people how to fight — it’s about helping ordinary people stay safe.

Sentinel Self Protection UK combines traditional experience with a practical, modern approach to personal safety. Training focuses on situational awareness, recognising danger, body language, distance and positioning, de-escalation, conflict management and practical self-defence when there is no other option.

Alongside public self-defence training, Sentinel provides lone worker safety training for businesses and organisations, as well as practical digital guides designed to make this knowledge accessible to more people.

The philosophy behind everything Jamie teaches is simple:

Avoid trouble where you can. Recognise danger early. Act decisively when you have to. Create the opportunity to escape and get home safely.

Sentinel Self Protection UK

AWARE | PREPARED | SAFER