By Gary Pitts/Paducah Sun
Paducah, KY – A Paducah teenager is an international karate champion. 13-year-old Jackson Rudolph won the International Sport Karate Association World Weapons Championship in Orlando, Florida. In his age-group Rudolph competed against martial artists from 42 countries. The Paducah Sun reports the event, which aired on ESPN last week, marked the fourteenth international martial arts award for Rudolph.