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Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

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 * Taekwondo
 * Article Evaluation
 * As a B-class article, it is relatively strong overall. All content is up to date and is for the most part up to date especially regarding the curriculum and organization. Given that a good deal of the article is strictly data or recent history the tone is kept neutral. However, the article is lacking with regards to its representation of the history of Tae Kwon Do. In the lead it is stated "Taekwondo is a combative sport and was developed during the 1940s and 1950s by Korean martial artists with experience in martial arts such as karate, Chinese martial arts, and indigenous Korean martial arts traditions such as Taekkyon, Subak, and Gwonbeop" and the same concept is reiterated in the Historical Influences section. While this viewpoint certainly exists, the prevailing theory that TKD has little connection to native Korean martial arts and is most heavily influenced by Karate introduced during Japanese occupation is not well represented. This issue has been brought up several times in the talk page but has yet to be adequately addressed. The citations for the historical influences also appears quite weak with references to non-scholarly sources.
 * Sources
 * In the linked article Dr. Steven D. Capener discusses how the history of Tae Kwon Do is closely linked to Japanese influence in Korea and the perception of Tae Kwon Do as something uniquely Korean has been the result of a concerted nationalistic effort to eliminate hints of Japanese influence.
 * http://www.teamusa.org/~/media/USA_Taekwondo/Documents/Coaching/ACQuiz/History%20of%20Taekwondo.pdf

Option 2

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 * Muay boran
 * Article Evaluation
 * Overall the article is relatively well written considering all information is relevant and written neutrally. While some of the information is cited there are citations needed regarding the relationship between Muay Thai and Muay Boran and the decline of Muay Boran in two separate sections. However, the citations that are present are quite strong and include peer reviewed scholarly work. While the Folklore section includes the story of Nai Khanom Tom it does not include other important figures from the Muay mythos including Mün Phlan and  Phra Jao Süa.
 * Sources
 * In MODERN "MUAI THAI" MYTHOLOGY, Peter Vail discusses four stories thais "tell themselves about themselves" and how they affect thai cultural identity
 * https://www.jstor.org/stable/40860679?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
 * While Muay Boran has been classified as the militaristic form of the martial sport that is Muay Thai and the article states "Muay boran was originally developed for self-defense and also taught to the Thai military for use in warfare," historical evidence points to Muay as having been a common form of entertainment and prizefighting, not dissimilar to the practices of the modern day.
 * https://muse.jhu.edu/article/562678/summary

Option 3

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 * Filipino martial arts
 * Article Evaluation
 * Although this article is listed as C-class it is realistically a start-class. While all content is relevant to the topic the Weapons and Training sections, which comprise a majority of the article, are wholly unsourced. The tone also fails to remain neutral with sentences like "What separates Filipino Martial Arts from other weapon-based martial arts like Japanese Kendo & Kenjutsu, European Fencing and traditional Chinese Martial arts that teach the usage of classical Chinese weapons is that FMA teaches weapon use that is practical today: how to use and deal with weapons that one can actually encounter in the streets and how to turn ordinary items into improvised weapons" appearing to suggest that FMA is a superior art form. While the History section discusses the nationalization of FMA and recent history, discussion of prior development of FMA and the factors that went into nationalization is lacking.
 * Sources
 * Rey Carlo T. Gonzales provides a comprehensive overview of FMA beginning in the 16th century and discussion of how turbulent history and colonization led to the development of FMA on a local and national level.
 * https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/files/54566917/FULL_TEXT.PDF

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