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Club history

Nokemono Judokwai started out as a weekly introduction class to Bondi Judo club. By 2006, the class had grown in popularity and had a loyal following of dedicated Judo students who shared Pete Anderson's values of discipline, respect, honour and skill. At this point Pete decided to turn the class into a fully fledged Judo club in its own right, and on the recommendation of some of his students, Pete officially founded Nokemono Judokwai ("Outcast Judo Club") in August 2006. It's aim was to offer a club with a unique atmosphere, with fun and approachability brought to the forefront.

By late 2007, Nokemono Judokwai had grown to the point where it needed a bigger training area to accommodate the increasing number of Judo students.
The club moved to the Sir David English Centre in June 2008 and in July 2008, nokémono launched its first junior Judo session, which immediately attracted a large number of children from the local community.

In February 2012, the British Judo Association informed us that there was a need for a judo club in Ferndown, which due to our ever increasing numbers was both a timely and fortuitous opportunity, and so in April 2012 we began our second site for Nokémono.

In July 2012, we were asked to help out at Bondi Judo Club (previously mentioned), which had temporarily lost their instructors due to unfortunate circumstances.
The Nokemono coaching team were happy to step in and help. Over a short period of time the club began to thrive again, and Bondi became a temporary part of the Nokemono group. By Early 2014, Bondi's numbers had increased by 300% and with Bondi's original coach returning to teach we were proud to have been able to help out and wish them all the best in the future.

In 2013 Nokemono Judokwai have been awarded the Queen's award for volunteering click here for more details

After a few years of club membership increasing consistantly, the club had outgrown the hub room at Sir David English Sports Centre (SDE) and in January 2017 we moved our main sessions to the Winton Royal British Legion, retaining our after school sessions at SDE. In 2023 our ever increasing membership numbers, meant that we needed a larger hall, and we moved our Monday and Saturday sessions to Muscliff community centre, and our Wednesday session to Bourne Academy meaning we run our training sessions with a larger mat area across three sites in Bournemouth.