Rashid is a renowned practitioner and teacher in the performing arts, various martial arts, and mind-body wellness disciplines. He is an international master instructor in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean martial arts, holding a 6th Dan in Judo, 4th Dan in Kenjutsu (Katori Shinden Ryu and Yagyu Shinden Ryu), 2nd Dan in Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu, 2nd Dan in Bojutsu, and 2nd Dan in Jojutsu. Rashid also practices Hakku Ryu Jiu Jitsu, Kyudo, and Budo, and is a contemporary dance instructor and choreographer.

Rashid has explored Physical Theatre and Theatre Movement as both a practitioner and teacher and has served as a Movement/Tai Chi Chuan teacher at the National School of Drama. He founded and is the artistic director of Mobius Strip – a dance theatre performing company, and Earth Rhythms – a world music ensemble playing acoustic and ethnic musical instruments. As a teacher of the performing arts, Rashid has endeavoured to integrate the diverse range of disciplines he practices, creating a methodology and vocabulary using movement and dance to forge a pathway to self-expression and creation.