Ch'ok Jatzib'om

A Ch'ok Jatzib'a (Youth Fight) is a form of customary mass street fighting between gangs of particular school related students that often take place in the Mutul. Participants are often male students between 14 to 24 of age. It is quite common for students from opposed, "rival", schools to tacitly agree in advance to a Ch'ok Jatzib'a. The "core" gangsters, generally called Kelem balam or "Smilodon-boy" or some variation thereof, are responsible for the organization and planification of these events, as well as the recruitment and screening of the "Jatzib'om", the fighters. These Kelem Balam are only rarely affiliated with organized crime, however often already have police records for various act of violence and drug possession.

It has been suggested that Ch'ok Jatzib'a serves as a stress release mechanism for adolescents and young adults inside the Mutulese Education System which is infamous for its strictness and difficulty. These mass-street fights tend to occurs following examinations, holiday seasons, graduation, or before and after Pitz confrontation between two schools' clubs.

Ch'ok Jatzib'atek can result in serious injuries or even death. The Mutulese police is infamous for pursuing Kelem Balamob and Jatzib'omob only when the situation has gone out of hands and resulted in highly mediatic damages to properties or in death. Resulting arrests and prosecutions have led to a diminution of the death-toll down to only 6 deaths between 2012 and 2019. However, it has also led to a rise in organization of the Kelem Balam gangs and improvement of their structure to help remain hidden to the police and keep their violent activity discreet.

Since the beginning of the 21th century, many school facilities across the Divine Kingdom have been accused of willingly turning a blind eye to the phenomenon. However, beside articles in the local press, these accusations have always failed to result in court cases or condemnations.