World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation

WEKAF was formed in August 11, 1989, after a convention was held at the Sacred Heart Center in Cebu City.[1] Dionisio Cañete was elected as their charter president.[2] Cañete would formalize rules and regulations to professionalized the sport of Arnis.[3]

The first WEKAF World Championship in Cebu City also commenced on that date and lasted until August 13, 1989.[4]

With ten member national federations upon its inception, WEKAF grew to around 40 members by 2016.[5]

The following nations and territories have membership with the WEKAF.[6]

The World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation holds the World Championships every two years with hosting typically alternating between the Philippines and another country.[7]

Edition	Year	Host member	Location	Dates	Ref.
I	1989	Philippines	Cebu City	August 11–13
II	1992	Philippines	Manila	January 25–27	[8]
III	1994	Philippines	Manila		[9]
IV	1996	United States	Los Angeles		[10][11]
V	1998	Philippines	Cebu City		[10]
VI	2000	Philippines	Cebu City		[12][13]
VII	2002	United Kingdom	London	July 4–6	[14]
VIII	2004	Philippines	Cebu City		[15]
IX	2006	United States	Orlando	July 2–9	[16]
X	2008	Philippines	Cebu City	July 22–25	[17][18][19]
XI	2010	Mexico	Puerto Vallarta	July 19–24	[20][21]
XII	2012	Philippines	Cebu City	July 18–24	[22]
XIII	2014	Hungary	Debrecen	July 23–27	[23]
XIV	2016	Philippines	Mandaue	July	[24]
XV	2018	Hawaii[lower-alpha 1]	Lahaina	July 18–23	[25][26][27]
—	2020	Philippines	Lapu-Lapu City	July (Cancelled[lower-alpha 2])	[29]
XVI	2022	Philippines	Mandaue	July 17–21	[28][30]

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