World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation

WEKAF was formed on 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]

More information Edition, Year ...

Edition	Year	Host member	Location	Dates	Ref.
1	1989	Philippines	Cebu City	August 11–13
2	1992	Philippines	Manila	January 25–27	[8]
3	1994	Philippines	Manila		[9]
4	1996	United States	Los Angeles		[10][11]
5	1998	Philippines	Cebu City		[10]
6	2000	Philippines	Cebu City		[12][13]
7	2002	United Kingdom	London	July 4–6	[14]
8	2004	Philippines	Cebu City		[15]
9	2006	United States	Orlando	July 2–9	[16]
10	2008	Philippines	Cebu City	July 22–25	[17][18][19]
11	2010	Mexico	Puerto Vallarta	July 19–24	[20][21]
12	2012	Philippines	Cebu City	July 18–24	[22]
13	2014	Hungary	Debrecen	July 23–27	[23]
14	2016	Philippines	Mandaue	July	[24]
15	2018	Hawaii[a]	Lahaina	July 18–23	[25][26][27]
—N/a	2020	Philippines	Lapu-Lapu City	July (Cancelled[b])	[29]
16	2022	Philippines	Mandaue	July 17–21	[28][30]
17	2024	Philippines	Mandaue	July 25-27
18	2026	India	Srinagar	July 27-31

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