The University of Baguio’s School of Criminal Justice and Public Safety reached a significant milestone this year, commemorating the 20th anniversary of its unique and dynamic annual Martial Arts Day. This year’s theme, ‘Justice in Motion: A Martial Arts Day Competition for the Future Defenders,’ set the stage for a thrilling event that took place on April 24, 2024, at the University of Baguio Gymnasium, commencing at 8:00 AM.
This year’s celebration displayed martial prowess and nurtured personal growth and discipline among students. The event featured exciting competitions in Judo and Arnis, two martial arts disciplines requiring physical skill and mental strategy.
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“๐๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐๐ข๐บ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐บ๐ด๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ,” said Dr. Charesma Grace Killip-Lud-ayen, Dean of the School of Criminal Justice and Public Safety. “๐๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต’๐ด 20๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฐ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ง๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฆ.”
The event was a testament to the energy and inspiration of our Criminology and Forensic Science students, who had the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of their peers and judges. The day was filled with skill demonstrations, where students exhibited their mastery of complex maneuvers and techniques, fostering not just competition but also learning and camaraderie among participants.
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The UBSCJPS faculty members, staff, and students witnessed the dedication and hard work of its future defenders.
With two decades of tradition backing it, this year’s Martial Arts Day was a memorable celebration of skill, discipline, and justice in motion, continuing to inspire and shape the guardians of tomorrow.