Michael McGee's Knee Drop Series Is Lethal

[@mach7rs]

Two notes on the ankle pick: 1) it's a riskier move, he's putting himself in a position to get hit with the same overtie slide by that he hits, and 2) he uses the pick as an entry to his double leg. Obviously if hve can get the pick, he'll score that way. But a lot of times, the guy reacts and he drives to his double. Really good stuff. This kid is slick.

[@earnyourgold]

Good catches. Did you ever see the videos I made about slide-bys when the opponent hits their knee?

[@mach7rs]

@@earnyourgold Yeah I believe so! You used Sebastian Rivera as an example, right?

[@earnyourgold]

@@mach7rs yeah Jack Mueller hit him with it like 3 times and he also got taken down with it by Seth Gross

[@mach7rs]

@@earnyourgold that's right! Yeah ankle pick was never my move, that's for sure 🤣

[@horustrismegistus1017]

@@earnyourgold Did this clown actually say he is the fastest man alive? Dude I am 5x faster than this guy. I'm a buck 75 and had Lyme Disease in my brain and I am demonstrably faster than this fool

[@eraserhead8548]

This man did a power point and quoted himself. 😂 take my like homie. 😂

[@earnyourgold]

Bro 😂. I had to laugh at that when I went back to watch the video

[@john.jai.sullivan]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@john.jai.sullivan]

Hilarious

[@andrewdijoseph904]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@smurfblue4209]

I know right! 😂🤣🤣Take my like too lol🫳🏽👍🏽

[@GuyFromSC]

Bro I’d like to speak on behalf of the entire wrestling community by thanking u so much for putting your time, energy, and expertise into creating this visual breakdowns for us. I would’ve paid big bucks for this content 25 yrs ago and had this channel been available resource to me, back in my days of competition (‘99-‘01) I honestly believe that I would’ve been a 3x State Champ instead of a 1x in SC. It’s amazing how far this sport this has come over the last 25 yrs and I’m proud of our community. It’s guys like you that are creating the new future hammers and I appreciate your efforts bro. Back in my SC highschool days, if you were seeking high-level visual breakdowns like this, it didn’t exist. I yearned for any training resources I could find and back then so I had to personally raise thousands of 💵 to travel 16 hrs to a PA camp like J-Rob. Shout out to any survivors of the ‘99 J-Rob camp out there bc back then, we had very little wrestling training videos available. There were no cell phones to record matches. If you wanted to scout an opponent, you had to travel to see them compete live and hope you could find a rich parent with a camcorder willing to let you borrrow the tape so you could review it later. It was so rare to see any wrestling on TV at that time that asking a coach to breakdown videos like this would’ve been an absolutely crazy request. So we killed ourselves physically bc these training aids were not readily available to avg kid to build mat IQ, slick moves, setups, defenses, and chain wrestling. Viewers please take advantage of this free gold. This would’ve been a cheat code in my days 😂.s Keep up the great work my friend. I can hear your passion throughout these breakdown vids and I really hope you find fulfillment in knowing that you’re elevating the sport by creating much smarter and more versatile wrestlers with your work. I doubt there’s any of my fellow old-time beasts from the ‘99 J-Rob 28-day Intensive Camp (Edinboro, PA) that earned that Black Shirt reading this but if so, big shout outs and holla back at ur boy! #EarnYourGoldMedal 🔥💯🇺🇸💪🏻🏅🤼🏆👏🏼♥️

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you man. I feel like I be giving generic thanks, but I really do appreciate you guys' comments. I screenshotted this and sent it to my wife because she was upset I was up til 5am last night doing video stuff for the KZbin channel, but whenever I get in a certain zone or get a certain idea I can't go to sleep until I get it down on paper at least

[@cashrules520]

From NC c/o 99. You couldn't even get your hands on vhs tapes of this stuff. It was like a secret. A college kid came to my school one day, showed me the double lat drop .I Qualified for nationals in greco my soph yr. But i was broke didnt have it. I Didn't even go. And the coaching, i kept his video for like 2 weeks he was pissed. We didn't get none of this coaching

[@GuyFromSC]

@@earnyourgold Man no reason to apologize for a seemingly “generic thanks”. You’re going to continue to grow so fast that there will soon come a point where you can’t realistically reply to every comment on a personal level. And though we all appreciate the interactions with you, when you’re providing this much value, to this many wrestlers, you’ve already done your part. Just keep up the good work brother and this community will continue ride or die with you. From South Carolina with love & support my guy!

[@GuyFromSC]

@@cashrules520 Bro you nailed it saying “wrestling videos were a secret” back then. And ur right, there was no DVDs yet, you were the dopest wrestler at the time if you had any wrestling video. In 1998 when I was a HS freshman, I got hands on our SC 4A Dual Finals match against Rock Hill where we upset them. I was told by the coach that I had 1 day to borrow it and I cherished it like gold. To get a copy would just unrealistic at the time and when I “misplaced” it so that I could hang on to it over the weekend, I got in deep s#!+ 🤣

[@cashrules520]

@@GuyFromSC well said

[@wesbelizaire377]

M.McGee found his unique style of wrestling and was true to his game. You can't ask for anything more from a championship athlete. Beast!!!

[@agentorange8691]

That first series of the slide by is so friggin smooth. Like Newton's law...an object in motion tends to stay in motion

[@negawatt359]

He showed us some these moves at his camp, he’s a pretty cool dude

[@nuf6685]

Phenomenal video! Thank you for the time and effort you put into every one of your videos.

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you. That means a lot knowing the videos are being received well

[@thegoldenratio8127]

Michael McGee is a generational talent, complete monster, he’s gonna become a masterclass wrestler 🤌

[@banditobreakdown2402]

Instantly subscribed coming from someone who covers Brazilian Jui Jitsu this is absolute gold. Love the format. Super easy to retain👊🙏❤️

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you. Hope you enjoy some of the other videos on the channel as well

[@philviz9012]

You break down these instructional better than anyone on the internet right now. You make it so comprehensive and easy and clear. This channel should be bigger.

[@adamm9451]

Absolutely amazing video! Thanks for doing this for the community. Can't wait to show this to some my wrestlers.

[@earnyourgold]

Thanks man. Hope you guys find some value in it.

[@carlvsangree1882]

these videos keep getting better. it must be a ton of work & take a lot of attention to detail. thanks for what you do

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you. Yeah it takes a long time, but once I put it all together it definitely feels worth it.

[@RoyalFlush.PressurePros]

This kid knows the human body, this is deeper than wrestling. kudos to the coaching AND execution

[@s1ime369]

💯

[@h3llboyyy407]

I was just thinking this lol , he must have a different kind of internal map with his senses. It's evident on top of the skill.

[@VENENOSEASON]

So I’m guessing you didn’t take a basic anatomy class? Everyone should know the human body

[@RoyalFlush.PressurePros]

@@VENENOSEASON aced it at a college prep high school…and there’s no basic anatomy-it’s anatomy w/ physiology…it’s not taken across the board, especially w/ only three years of science being mandatory in high school. You’re really not that brilliant my guy

[@lanroom2896]

@@VENENOSEASON difference to know something and to execute something you clearly know the human body but you couldn’t execute and use it like he does idiotic comment

[@Nikefreshman]

This video just came up to my feed and I just wanna say that the way you broke this down made it really easy to understand. Great work bro

[@Storytelling_at_Scale]

This is a great channel thanks for putting this together

[@earnyourgold]

@@Storytelling_at_Scale thank you

[@adamevert1618]

I don't see this working at international level!

[@george2204]

The best counter to someone knee dropping is to post on their head (with your trail leg arm of course so they can’t shoot) and they will almost always always wrist roll and as they do you hit a arm drag with your free hand immediately and run your feet for the go behind or if he comes up to a knee latch switch off double. When he grabs your wrist his arm will go wherever you go as he’s locked on to you so you use it against him. I call it a reverse grip wrist roll. John smith uses this technique a lot. He would also drop down to a one knee as well and club with trail leg arm to a head in the basket front head lock. People saying you can just blast through him are ignorant he’s ready for it. Unless you hit a fake to get him to drop to his knees and times the double after as soon as he hits his knees like Burroughs does all the times it won’t work. He’s doing this on purpose and has his looney reacting. He wants you to step in to try and shoot when he hits his knees. If you attempt to bum rush him after he drops He will be in on your leg before you even get a chance

[@AW151992]

Love the way you broke down this video. One thing I’ve always done against people that wrestle from 1 or 2 knees against me is the minute they drop, I basically bull rush them with a two hand push and drive. The reason being is because it’s hard to retreat on 1-2 knees. I either end up forcing a bad shot to force front headlock or they’re forced to stand back up because they can’t move backwards on 1-2 knees. When coming up with this analysis, did you notice people do this at all to counter this game of wrestling from the knees? Just curious as it’s the only things I’ve ever found in my “research” to negate this style of wrestling.

[@earnyourgold]

I've seen that before and I have seen the guy on the ground have to stand back up, but for some reason no one even tried to do it to McGee, so maybe it isn't as safe of an approach at the highest level. I could see him being able to post to a leg attack or move laterally. To be honest, especially on the high school level, I would just keep doing what you're doing unless you notice it no longer working

[@AW151992]

@@earnyourgold I might need to go back and watch some freestyle matches for guys that wrestle from their knees. Maybe it's more prevalent there because of the push out rules. But I agree, I don't see it a lot at the college level. Maybe the speed and athleticism get to the point where the athletes blast through it and finds way around it but in my case, I've had success using it against a variety of people in different skill and physical attribute ranges,

[@loganlukowich4576]

My old friend went to state wrestling on his knees and when people bum rushed him he would almost always throw a head and arm because of the easy forward momentum.

[@micahreese982]

He just uses your momentum to push you past and under him. Then he has control

[@smolboyi]

I'm a noob but front headlock does seem like a better idea than collar tie to a lower opponent in my mind, then maybe go for bulldog? Idk with these light quick weightclasses

[@kevindittler6524]

Bobby Douglas would be proud, great mind work picking the spots and following through to the end⚡️

[@fatdan172501]

What An absolute masterclass.

[@CoachOsunde]

I remember when my wrestling coach introduced this to me. I was upset he waited till me senior year to show me! This is such a good stance

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

Your video series are absolutely excellent. Very well researched and very insightful.

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you that means a lot. Hardest part is watching every single match I that I can find with the person in it in order to see if I have enough clips to actually make the video/establish a pattern

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

@@earnyourgold I bet! You do a very good job. Are you a coach of some kind also? I really hope you’re able to take this far. Your ability to dissect wrestling and detect these patterns is excellent.

[@ElMexicanoAmericanoLibre]

This video is really helpful, it’s helping improve my neutral game and even helped me score a pin in one of my matches yesterday, niches thanks man

[@GGnooREE]

As we seen in last year semi finals the counter to his knee drop is to also knee drop. I feel like this dude has so much potential but when he faces off with someone that does the same thing he never wins the face off

[@masonschmoekel514]

These videos are great. Gonna recommend them to the kids I'm coaching to check it out. Really valuable and effective stuff.

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you. Hope you can check out some of the other videos on the channel

[@friedfish69]

Excellent presentation. Lots of information, no wasted words.

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you

[@rleeg6744]

I used to hit my knees from the tie-up, which opened the door for a lot of options, because they were either extended beyond their center of gravity or trying to stand up straight.

[@ultimategamer4010]

I like these series videos were u show the different possibilities of attack they have

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you. They come up with it. I just bring attention to it

[@ThirdLawPair]

That's super impressive. It makes me want to see a few clips of someone effectively countering it.

[@yackasoba11]

This is gold! Keep them coming

[@brianangarola8779]

Great breakdown. This kids a beast

[@Jiu-Jitsu_for_Jesus]

I used this system at my first freestyle tournament yesterday and was scoring on average 4 blast doubles in each match. I love this system.

[@klefusmcdonald2644]

Don’t know how I got this in my suggestions, thankful I did, subscribed.

[@TheNicholasCarlson]

Appreciate these breakdowns. Well done 👍🏼

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you

[@edjohn5114]

I know nothing about wrestling but for some reason I’m hooked. You just seem like a great educator/commentator

[@slickjitsu9028]

LOVE this video. Awesome job!

[@MuayThaiDreadlock]

very good breakdown, thanks for the time and effort. my son is benefiting greatly from your vids, he wrestles highschool and wants to go to the big leagues (college and olympics)

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you and that’s cool to hear. If you have any questions let me know. Hopefully I will be posting another video on here today (if not, then tomorrow). I post actively on my Instagram @earnyourgold. Last Sunday I released 3 courses ($29 each, but $14.50 for a 2nd one on an order). Check them out earnyourgoldmedal.teachable.com

[@bthunder9292]

Bro Killin em wit da Toad Squat

[@NateJacobMusic]

This is a really well made video dude, ty.

[@BortPimpson]

I watch a lot of MMA and this hit me in the recommended. Really interesting breakdown keep it up young man!

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you!

[@gknighton6040]

Man this guy is so nice. 🔥 you're doing a great job with these breakdowns. I only have a few friends who do wrestling and I'm glad that they're people like you who bring in appreciation for this sport. You doing great man.

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you I appreciate that

[@genarosepulveda9260]

Awesome video, first time watcher and really enjoyed it

[@earnyourgold]

Glad you enjoyed it man. Keep coming back to watch more videos

[@Sam-dz8sf]

This is such a useful video! I feel like I am just getting to that level in neutral where I am noticing the intricacies of these techniques in relation to the opponents leg positions. Perfect timing for me.

[@pw1045]

Yoo this was dope, thanks man!

[@earnyourgold]

Glad you liked it!

[@LaStOnE_leFt]

Great video and u explain things perfectly for every level experience in wrestling. Great job!! Gained a fan and a subscriber!! Looking forward to more videos!!

[@earnyourgold]

Thanks man. Posting another one tomorrow

[@LaStOnE_leFt]

@@earnyourgold I'll be tuning in. Just curious to know where u wrestled lol. No way in hell u didn't

[@chriszarba9530]

This video is awesome. If I were a coach I’d be showing this in practice.

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you

[@Marcusaurelius_a]

This is the equivalent of pulling guard in jiu jitsu and its penalized in most competitions for this reason.

[@lucasdequadros8710]

interesting. Also, how well do you think this would go in jiu jitsu as a takedown?

[@joco8700]

Penalized in what competitions? He’s doing it at ncaa’s

[@youngmaster2072]

​​@joco8700 bruv he said jiu-jitsu

[@Marcusaurelius_a]

@@lucasdequadros8710depends if the tournament allows wrestling

[@EsEf125]

Solid videos, man. Love these

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you. I enjoy posting them

[@kevindittler6524]

I used to really really hate ankle picks! Made it hell to walk for a few days. Now they’re Amazing to watch since they are not on me!🤔😱😂

[@cowboyfunktion]

Excellent analysis. This is generational talent, like the next evolution of what John Smith started.

[@williamprice1844]

I was a wrestler and this man is very good, fast and great reaction

[@DeangeloSTurner17]

At 2:20 - 2:27, and the photos in 7:23 he turned it into a trap hook dump, a reference to one of your previous videos. I’m new to wrestling in my junior year so I have much to learn but aligning this with how my school teaches me benefits me a lot!

[@Leveer13]

Fantastic work. Look forward to the John Smith video. :)

[@maimedlord6999]

The ULTIMATE!

[@criessmiles3620]

Africa is the land of graceful kings From west Africa 🦅

[@LolRoboShotU]

I just found your channel. I like this

[@WolframtheBlessed3499]

Wow great study. Subscribed, brother. Thank you. Please keep these studies coming.

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you I really appreciate it and will do

[@celica96]

Quality content! Thanks man! Looking forward to more breakdowns. Will watch out for him this season!

[@earnyourgold]

Thanks man. At least one per week should be posted but I'm going to try for every Saturday & Wednesday

[@aaronback9737]

If someone drops to their knees hit him with a two on one. Slows down a speedster and gives you some control. Harder for the guy to hit something slick when you have two on one

[@earnyourgold]

Yup. That’s always good advice for the slower, but strong wrestler. Grab a two-on-one. Ridge Lovett was able to slow RBY down with it but RBY adjusted well in his match against Micky Philippi at Nationals and had an answer for it

[@dajoker8998]

Pause bruh

[@joshuafrank3803]

Fantastic breakdown. No ego, just facts. Love it.

[@dpaulitejr]

I’m about to go to bed and this vid pops up. Can’t believe I watched the whole thing

[@perrybrumbaugh6799]

Stellar video about an amazing wrestler from a hell of a channel! Keep it up guy

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you that means a lot. Hope the channel keeps reaching new people

[@khalicopirates2763]

Not gone lie I used this style in practice years ago as a cheat code 💯 it’s crazy great minds think alike I wish I was still competing .. big S/o to the brand’s family from Iowa for making me a beast

[@austinmoore2477]

got any advice for me?? i wanna start wrestling on my knees

[@jamezgene6030]

great video. I have never Wrestled a day in my life but I learned a lot from the video!

[@ComfyDadShoes]

It’s like watching a predator attack in slow mo. Reminds me of a trapdoor spider!

[@thlee3]

really well put together video. very techy

[@BirdDawg1]

Great clips and explanation! Well done.

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you

[@TheTorrence11]

Bro this annoys me so much where was all this amazing info when I needed it 30 years ago lol dope analysis.........man I wish youtibe and stuff was around when I was in high-school at the very least for stuff like this thank you

[@lucasweimanguitar7008]

Man I wish I had these when I was in high school!

[@wewatchmovies4446]

Great break-down. Thanks

[@charlieweislastbeltloop7804]

love your videos man

[@ami1649]

I wish this channel was around back when I was competing brilliant analysis!

[@earnyourgold]

Me too

[@dennisrobinson8008]

Excellent break down

[@anansiackhasone3428]

Great video feels like I learned a lot 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@holographer]

This is one of the most insightful, succinct and interesting wrestling videos that I have ever seen.

[@rushodai929]

Not sure why the algorithm chose this, but it’s awesome.

[@davidjd123]

from what I understood about wrestling " I come from boxing background" is that the lower the hips the better leverage.

[@youlilgremlinkun]

My old wrestling coach would agree with you and he was a national HS champ in freestyle wrestling. He always said you want to be the lower man in wrestling. Of course there’s always exceptions in situations, but general rule of thumb in wrestling: If you are the person in a lower stance, you’re gonna be more successful.

[@peternesse5070]

Hell yeah that was an awesome breakdown!

[@phillippopkin8918]

This breakdown is amazing

[@charlesoboyle4787]

Wow-great stuff. Like how you present this. How did/do the people who beat him-beat him? I can't recall freestyle-international level wrestlers-wrestling from their knees-no Russians. no Iranians-wrestling from their knees, so there must be some downside??

[@thebrianjohn]

Man this is a quality video.

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you

[@autisticus1678]

I’ve been training nogi BJJ and have been attempting to train as much wrestling as possible to supplement it, love watching high level wrestling videos like this.

[@earnyourgold]

Glad you find value in them

[@autisticus1678]

@LOSO D1 wrestling isn’t high level?

[@lunam7249]

college level

[@cashacquirer46]

@loso2751well you’re not gonna beat an Olympic guy if you can’t even beat a D1 guy so think about that

[@autisticus1678]

@LOSO Yeah I get what your saying, but to me some random who trains BJJ d1 is high level wrestling.

[@navajokimball7573]

Loved this breakdown

[@earnyourgold]

Preciate it man

[@fabiopreka]

Straight heat. That rider guy is pretty tough too.

[@earnyourgold]

Yeah. The fans sometimes forget how good you have to be just to make it to the NCAA tournament in the first place

[@fabiopreka]

@@earnyourgold You gotta be in it to understand just a small portion of how tough it is. I don't even know what the Big Ten teams go through either. Just starting at the Division One Level is a grind. Getting to the tournament is no joke. Performing? Takes a different kind of animal. That's what makes it so exciting.

[@josephjohnjustin3841]

Thank You For Posting Stay Golden

[@williammichaelloushin3727]

GREAT breakdown!!

[@futt-bucker]

Match his level and keep at least one arm out in front. This protects your ankles and anything low. His only other option is to drive into you. Don't be tempted to entertain him, let him make the move. Keep your elbows tight and catch everything he throws and/or counter reshoot. He is laying a trap and as soon as you fall in line you're stuck. Daton Fix did that to him last year and he couldn't do anything. He got smoked.

[@earnyourgold]

Lucas Byrd also game planned for him really well at the All Star Classic. The technique for sure is not bulletproof

[@pawaaofnegativaty9803]

This guy a beast MLW can Chisel the 💎. Very good edit.

[@klore777]

I feel like I’ve learned so much from this video. Lost my first varsity match last week, it’s my first year wrestling and I got put there on default because I was the only 100lb. And I couldn’t bring myself to take shots during matches, this actually is a great breakdown Fr

[@CONZ9]

keep learning and apply everything you see in practices, have it in your head that no one in your weight class is working harder than you in the practice room, and you will start seeing the wins rack up, good luck this season.

[@klore777]

⁠@@CONZ9just placed fourth in my 3rd tournament. I’ve been taking loads of shots and because lots of girls don’t like shooting, it’s been working out well for me! Practicing and actually applying during live practices has really helped me! Thanks for the encouragement

[@wuhlfhgill2072]

Great breakdown. Thank you

[@earnyourgold]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@emilsworld333]

What a great video and analysis. Very helpful and insightful. Nice work. 💪

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you

[@stevenliberadzki9160]

He is a great wrestler. Enjoy your aching knees later in life. But it's great knowing in a fight you'll be able to have them on the ground need be in seconds.

[@luchador1764]

Man I want more content on this topic.

[@おす-qz7kp]

Subscription earned! First time the channel has been appearing in my feed! Question, would a two legs sprawl be feasible in any of the circumstances or is it bs?

[@yucagizen]

I usually don’t like peoples commentary but this was good 👍🏼

[@teddyfrancis]

“I’m not trying to put his offensive on blast” proceeds with a 8 minute video on offense. 😂😂

[@earnyourgold]

😂hey he’s #3 in the country. Hopefully the other coaches already knew everything I said

[@bernardheathaway9146]

This is the first time I watch wrestling, except from the UFC of course. Your breakdown, made it hella more interesting!! Great job, great content 👍🏾

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you

[@integrityminded1983]

Great breakdown!!

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you!

[@maximusforrester4828]

Can you make a video going in depth on McGee's double please

[@MrACS23]

Excellent breakdown

[@earnyourgold]

Thank you

[@SmLuploads-rv2ie]

He’s my wrestiling coach

[@earnyourgold]

Lucky man