Arnis events at the Southeast Asian Games was first held at the 2005 edition in Manila, Philippines.
Arnis would first feature in the Southeast Asian Games in 1991 as a demonstration sport when the Philippines hosted the regional games.[1] [2] The sport would only be featured occasionally in the Southeast Asian Games when the Philippines is hosting it until 2023 when Cambodia decided to include it their games' calendar.[2]
In 2005, Arnis was made a regular sport.[3] The martial art would only return in 2019.[4]
| width=100 | Games | width=100 | Year | width=180 | Host | width=160 | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–1989 | Not held | ||||||
| XVI | 1991 | ||||||
| 1993–2003 | Not held | ||||||
| 2005 | |||||||
| 2007–2017 | Not held | ||||||
| 2019 | |||||||
| 2021 | Not held | ||||||
| 2023 | |||||||
As of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games