As decided by WAKO's world congress in Munich 1987, international championship are to be split up into two events and locations to accommodate fighters for newly added Light-Contact and later Low-Kick.

Therefore, European championships for Full-Contact kickboxing and Forms took place at a separate event in Trogir, Yugoslavia.

By the end of the event, hosts Italy were the top nation across all categories, with Great Britain second and regular European leaders West Germany in the third.

By the end of the championships, host nation Italy were the top country in Semi-Contact with six golds, one silver and one bronze medal.

It involved more physicality than Semi-Contact but less so than Full-Contact, with emphasis put on speed, skill and technique over power.