Amin was born in Tower Hamlets, London, England[1][2] and is a third generation British Bangladeshi.
[6] On 2 December 2012, at the age of 14, Amin entered his first full contact tournament at the British World Escrima-Kalis-Arnis Federation (WEKAF) Tournament and became the Single Stick Cadet fighter of the day British champion.
[1][2] In July 2014, Amin became a Cadet's squad member for Great Britain and was given the opportunity to compete in the WEKAF World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
He entered three events, the double, single and soft stick/first strike, and won medals in each category.
[6] In September 2014, Amin was interviewed by Nadia Ali on BBC Asian Network.