Tags: Mixed Martial Arts Event.
W.A.K.O. European Championships 1978 was the second European kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization and organized by the pioneer of German karate Georg Bruckner. The 1978 W.A.K.O. European championships were open to amateur men based in Europe only with each country allowed more than one competitor in an individual weight category. The event also heralded a new category Semi-Contact which was introduced to feature alongside the existing Full-Contact category.