The IBJJF managed to get a wave of support in 2020 when they announced that they were finally going to legalise heelhooks and reaping the knee in no gi events. While the relaxation in rules would only apply to brown and black belts, it still presented an opportunity for the world’s premier BJJ organisation to attract the latest generation of high-level no gi grapplers who specialist in leglocks.
Now that that the dust has settled and they’ve had time to release complete clarification on the rule changes, the IBJJF has left older grapplers out. They’ve now announced that heelhooks and reaping the knee will still be a banned technique in all masters (30+) divisions, regardless of belt level.