Chópál

Chópál (literally "egg fighting") is a martial art and combat sport practised in the Second Sihá Empire and the Xi Warring States. The fighters must hold an egg and, so, cannot use their hands when fighting or performing trials. It was developed as an allegory for the goverment. The philosopher Sáng Chó (meaning "Master Egg") theorised that the government's monopoly on violence should be like that of a wrestler with an egg in his hand: to win a fight he must be able to fight without smashing the egg (representing the people).