The Dustin Poirier System Breakdown : A Study in Principles and Tactics

[@incognitivedistortion8800]

I really do like the Karate stuff like wonderboy and machida, but I have to say this system break down is a very nasty nasty system to whom ever it would be used against. Also, I see what you mean about Dustin P taking punches in the earlier days to deliver his harder shots. It’s like telling your opponent nut up or shut up cause I’m coming in! Yet now it’s a more polished up in defense and distance fighting while keeping the same pressure fighting in the right moment.

[@DevilDogMartialArts-]

Exactly right. It's why he's such a monster now. Not a lot of guys who can hang with his striking

[@wesleypipes5673]

Good stuff! I love watching intelligent fight analysis & system breakdowns. Always adds a healthy dose of perspective into my practice.

[@DevilDogMartialArts-]

Dark Aten I’m glad you enjoy it! Doing these improves my game a lot as well and since I started doing these breakdowns I’ve seen significant gains, and I hope it does the same for you

[@RyanBrown01]

Excellent Analysis! Thanks for this!

[@DevilDogMartialArts-]

Glad you liked it!

[@xiezhao9075]

Question for the left hand part: How would Dustin counter knees, kicks and uppercuts when leaning forward?

[@DevilDogMartialArts-]

The left hand drops in a swatting away motion

[@gregkoval1]

Great breakdown!

[@xiezhao9075]

Hey. I love this system. I want to adopt it for myself. But there is one issue. How to adapt it to right handed fighter?

[@DevilDogMartialArts-]

I've been getting some questions on this lately so i'll probably do a video on this. There are a lot of benefits to fighting from an open guard that involve range management, liver access, leg attacks and defense, and funneling that just don't exist in a closed stance. However, there are other tactics you can employ that work well from the closed stance that I'm going to discuss. I need to figure out how I want to approach it though since ultimately I want to encourage people to try to work the system and develop the skills from the open stance but there also are some times where that's not possible.

[@xiezhao9075]

@@DevilDogMartialArts- while we are at it, can I request T.J. Dillshaw video? I come from Dutch kickboxing / BJJ / Tai Chi background and recently returned to training after five years of Lyme wrecking my body. I am trying to create a style for myself that includes both my background and my limitations (I can't shoot for takedowns due to weak knees).

[@DevilDogMartialArts-]

@@xiezhao9075 TJ dillashaw is on my list of guys to break down. He uses a good example of high guard using a lot of level changes. After his fight against Sandhagen he's a good choice for a breakdown. I have edson Barboza coming out next month but TJ dillashaw is definitely high on the list

[@incognitivedistortion8800]

Dustin can deal with right handed fighters because he has fought both stances actually. I don’t think he’s left handed. He’s right handed but fights southpaw. He has knockout power in both hands. He has 100% power in both hands. Dustin is a pressure fighter but only because it’s working for him. There’s no need for him change anything if it’s working people can’t stop him. Dustin is one of my favorite in this newer generation of fighters.

[@DevilDogMartialArts-]

@@incognitivedistortion8800 That's a sort of complicated question. I guess it depends on what you consider to be his style and what is every nuance of his game. Fighting is a really complex subject and If I were to teach every detail of his game, I could probably dedicate an entire youtube channel to it. So when I say I'm teaching the gist, I don't mean to sound like I'm cutting corners. I think this accurately depicts the basics of his style and the key points that I think make him successful, but for sure it's not the whole thing. As for your comment about being left handed versus southpaw, I think if he's right handed and fights almost entirely southpaw, it's still sort of the same thing from where I'm sitting. I did like the imagery of bernard hopkins / ernesto hoost blended style though. If you ever do a breakdown on it, send it my way, I'd love to see that breakdown!