water offered to wrestlers just before a bout
Sumo term. The water is given to rikishi to rinse their mouths and purify themselves before the match.
Sumo wrestlers rinse their mouths with chikara-mizu before stepping onto the ring.
Compound of 力 (chikara, 'power') and 水 (mizu, 'water'). The exact origin of the term is uncertain, but it is traditionally associated with sumo rituals.