The Texas Open Kendo Taikai Kendo Tournament was started in 1999 and is open to participants of Yondan (4th Dan) and above who are current or prospective members of the AUSKF and the International Kendo Federation (IKF)
The Texas Open Kendo Taikai is hosted by the Dallas/Fort Worth Kendo & Iaido Kyokai and is held in Dallas, Texas in conjunction with the Nabeshima Cup Taikai.
The following is a brief summary of past tournament results:
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Kantosho | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kentaro Ninomiya (DFWKIK, SWKIF) | Takuro Yamaoka (Omaha Kendo and Iaido Kyokai, SWKIF) | Kazuki Yamamoto (DFWKIK, SWKIF) | Masahiro Muramatsu (Plano Kendo Dojo, SWKIF) | Junko Akimoto (Austin Kendo Doshikai, SWKIF) |
| 2019 | Michio Kajitani (Arkansas) | Kazuki Yamamoto (DFWKIK) | Andrew Shintaro Wolff-Takahashi (NOKC) | Peter Houston (HKK) | Jeff Chen (AKD) |
| 2017 | Koki Masuo (Laredo) | Takuro Yamaoka (Nebraska) | Makiko Adachi (HKK) | Katsuhei Yoshioka (HKK) | Carlos Guerra (Houston Kenshikan) |
| 2015 | Kenichi Hatakeyama (Baylor) | Michio Kajitani (Arkansas) | Makiko Adachi (HKK) | Hiro Kimura (HKK) | Makiko Adachi (HKK) |
| 2013 | Michio Kajitani (Little Rock) | An Giang (Arkansas/PNKF) | Masayuki Mizuuchi (DFWKIK) | Bryan Mosely (Sen Shin Kan) | Masayuki Mizuuchi (DFWKIK) |
| 2011 | Kenichi Hatakeyama (Waco) | Brian Cooper (Arvada) | Michio Kajitani (Little Rock) | Mark Uchida (Denver) | Michio Kajitani (Little Rock) |
| 2009 | Taro Ariga (Torrance) | Brian Cooper (Denver) | Bryan Mosely (Edmond) | Akira Okuma (Osaka/Dallas) | Bryan Mosely (Edmond) |
| 2007 | Yasuo Ishikawa (Arvada, CO) | Curtis Marsten (Renton, WA) | Kwang Chong (Woodside, NY) | Micho Kajitani (Little Rock) | |
| 2005 | Koki Abe (Oklahoma City) | Michio Kajitani (Arkansas) | Kiyoshi Abe (Japan) | ||
| 2003 | Jin-Kee Hyun (Dallas) | Curtis Marsten (Renton, WA) | Kiyoshi Abe (Dallas) | Tetsuji Yamaguchi (Dallas) | |
| 2001 | Mark Uchida (Col. Springs) | Shinji Isayama (San Antonio) | Dick Anderson (Seattle) | Tom Hooper (NY Ken Zen) | |
| 1999 | Russell Ichimura (Dallas) | Kiyoshi Abe (Dallas) | Mark Uchida (Col. Springs) | NA | |