Philippine Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation Explained

Assocname:Philippine Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation
Abbrev:PEKAF
Logosize:150px
Countryflag:Philippines
Iocnation:Philippines
Sport:Arnis
Historytitle:History
Precedingorganisationsname:Arnis Philippines
Demographicstitle:Demographics
Affiliationstitle:Affiliations
If:World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation
If Abbr:WEKAF
Nationalolympiccom:Philippine Olympic Committee
Electedtitle:Governing Body
President:Migz Zubiri
Sectitle:Headquarters
Address1:Cebu City
Country:Philippines
Financetitle:Finance
Url:https://pnat-pekaf.org/

The Philippine Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (PEKAF) is the governing body for the sport of arnis in the Philippines. It is a member of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (WEKAF).

History

PEKAF founded in 2017 with Senator Miguel Zubiri installed as its inaugural chairman and president.[1]

Arnis Philippines (ARPI) was the previous recognized NSA for Arnis in the Philippines. ARPI would be expelled from the POC in 2018.[2] [3]

PEKAF held its first tournament in Cebu in July 2017. It has also been responsible for determining the Philippine delegation for the WEKAF World Championships since the 2018 edition.[4]

Tournaments

PEKAF have also lobbied the permanent inclusion of arnis in the Southeast Asian Games. They were able to return the sport in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games when the Philippines hosted the multi-sport tournament. Arnis was last included in the regional games in 2005, when PEKAF's inception was yet to occur.[5] PEKAF was also able to convince Cambodia to include Arnis in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games, marking the sport's debut in an edition of the games not held in the Philippines.[6]

National team records

WEKAF World Championships

YearTotalRank
<---Hawaii has separate membership from the USA in the WEKAF---> 2018 Lahaina[7] 39 24 32 95 2
2022 Mandaue[8] 141 139 138 418 1

Southeast Asian Games

YearTotalRank
14 4 2 20 1
6 2 4 12 1

Notes and References

  1. News: Arnis Phils. out, PEKAF in . 11 May 2023 . SunStar . 30 March 2017 . en.
  2. News: Velasco . Bill . POC expels arnis, adds four NSAs . 11 May 2023 . The Philippine Star . 24 November 2018.
  3. News: Successful hosting opens door for arnis' SEAG renaissance . 11 May 2023 . ESPN.com . 4 December 2019 . en.
  4. News: ‘Unity through diversity’ . 11 May 2023 . The Philippine Star . 15 July 2017.
  5. News: Arnis team assures PH of 20 gold medals in 2019 SEA Games . 11 May 2023 . Rappler . 8 July 2018.
  6. News: Pedralvez . Manolo . Arnis debuts as medal sport in overseas SEA Games in Cambodia . 11 May 2023 . ABS-CBN News . 19 September 2022.
  7. Web site: Results for 15th WEKAF World Championships . Kihapp . 14 May 2023 . en.
  8. News: Rosal . Glendale . Team Philippines dominates WEKAF C’ships, makes record 418-medal haul . 14 May 2023 . Cebu Daily News . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 24 July 2022 . en.