White belt is the first belt in Jiu-Jitsu and practitioners should spend no more than 2 years at white belt if they have been training consistently.
Sandbagging is a term used in martial arts to denote a practitioner who competes at a skill-bracket deemed less rigorous than their actual level of competitive ability. The term is adopted similarly in golf and various forms of racing. In contrast to these sports however, it remains unclear whether the grappling “sandbagger” necessarily does so intentionally.
For example, in Judo or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, where competition is generally divided by belt rank, a practitioner is conventionally not allowed to choose his or her own ranking and thus must compete at a level predetermined by his or her instructor.
Famous case of sandbagging in competition:
Sandbagger At World Pro: Blue Belt Competes As White Belt & Wins Open Weight
Andre Galvao Explains Why You Don’t Have To Compete, But Should Nonetheless
This is a funny true story of the worlds greatest white belt. John tells a BJJ tale from 2014 when he visited Ottawa, Ontario Canada as a purple belt and rlled with this guy :
