𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 “𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.”

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.

“𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮,” said Dr. Charesma Grace Killip-Lud-ayen, Dean of the School of Criminal Justice and Public Safety. “𝘈𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵’𝘴 20𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦.”

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.

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.