What is knee reaping?

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Knee reaping occurs when your leg crosses over your opponent's thigh while controlling their leg, putting rotational pressure on their knee. It is banned at lower belt levels in IBJJF because it can lead to knee injuries. Legal in most no-gi rulesets and at brown/black belt in IBJJF.

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