Paul Mavi comes from Johanesburg Soweto in South Africa. He was born into poverty in the small village of Tembisa.

His father, a well-known and adored minister in South Africa, became targeted in the madness of Apartheid during the 80's, sending Paul and family to the United States under political assylum.

In the United States Paul found work in the medical field as well as, in the entertainment industry.

Paul eventually began to miss elements of his homeland for its richness, music and dance.

He soon started instructing classes as a fitness trainer at some of the top gyms in Los Angeles.

Here Paul researched different successful instructors in the industry from capoeira, step classes and dance to light boxing and kick boxing. Paul paid particular attention to what people in these classes liked within each program and then built those elements into his own workout system based on his native homeland dance.

From this he developed Bokwa!

The name Bokwa is a combination of the word 'Bo' from light boxing and 'kwa' from 'Kwaito' dancing done in his homeland.

Since its inception 'Bokwa' has been an instrumental program in helping people lose weight with the most innovative program to date.