Rashid Phoenix began his martial arts training at the age of 15, an
avid fan of martial arts cinema, he aspired to one day become as good
as the characters in the kung Fu movies he grew up watching. After
years of training in his home town of London, UK, Rashid decided to
venture to China, the birth place of martial arts, so he could take his
training to the next level. Rashid Lived totally immersed in the ways
of martial arts and Buddhist philosophy, for one whole year in a
secluded Shaolin Temple School located in famous Songshan Mountains of
northern china.
He was asked to represent the school and perform with their Shaolin monk
performance team, to promote the Shaolin arts in china. This gave him
the opportunity to travel and perform with his schools Shaolin monk Team in
many provinces all around China. After leaving China, Rashid spent some
months traveling around Asia to gain more knowledge of the martial
arts.
For a long time Rashid had known that he wanted to be involved with in
the movie industry. he hopes to one day inspire people, as he was once inspire by the powerful characters he always watched and admire.
Rashid took on the art of acting with the same passion and dedication
as he applied to his martial arts training.
Actor and martial art expert, with a background as a stunt performer. Lived and trained in the the World-renowned Shaolin Temple in China for over a year.