The event was open to amateur men based in Europe and featured only one style of kickboxing - Semi-Contact.

By the end of the championships, Italy was the top nation, with regular leaders West Germany beaten into second and Great Britain third.

The event was held in Basel, Switzerland in 1981.

[1] Semi-Contact kickboxing involved the winning of matches via the scoring of points based on skill, speed and technique, with excessive force outlawed - more information on Semi-Contact can be found on the W.A.K.O.

By the end of the championships the top nation in Semi-Contact was Italy with a total of three golds, one silver and one bronze.