In this video, “sandbagging” simply means “holding a people back in rank so they have a competitive edge.” Let’s say you have blue belt who rolls at a purple belt level. However, instead of giving her a purple belt so that she can compete in the purple belt division, you keep her at blue belt so she can compete against — and almost always easily defeat — her blue belt opponents.
In this video, Rickson Gracie black belt Dave Kama talks about sandbagging in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Do you know any sandbaggers? Have you ever been sandbagged?
Listen to what Professor Kama has to say about them below:
