Inductees

John and Geraldine Huntley (2001)

Judo Athlete,Coach,Builder/Administrator

John and Geraldine Huntley were involved in the Prince George Judo Club program from the time they arrived in Prince George in 1964 until moving to Kamloops in 1986. Their judo involvement was not only at the local level, they have been involved at the provincial, national and international levels as well.

In the years spanning 1964 to 1986 Geri Huntley instructed the junior classes at Prince George while John took charge of instruction for the senior classes. They were the editors and publishers of Judo B.C. Digest for several years.

At the national level, John Huntley not only held coaching certificates at various levels, but took part as a competitor and referee. Geri Huntley was active at the national level too, holding a national coaching certificate and she established the Committee on Women’s Judo in Canada.

The Huntleys' accomplishments are no less impressive at the international level. Geri Huntley was one of the first female black belts in Canada and currently holds a third-degree black belt in judo. The International Judo Federation ranks John as a “B” referee, the second-highest world referee level. John has refereed for Canada in the USA, Mexico and Italy and currently holds a sixth-degree black belt.

Judo has meant travel for the Huntleys over the years. In 1975 John took 14 members of the Prince George Judo Club to tournaments in Seattle, San Jose and San Francisco. Traveling throughout British Columbia and Canada giving advice and improving the sport of judo started for John and Geri during those 22 years in Prince George and continues to this day.

To their credit, and to the gratitude of many participants in the local judo organization, John and Geri Huntley can take pride in producing more than 30 black belts during their time in Prince George