Battering Ram

The Battering Ram is an obstacle, firstly introduced as the fifth obstacle on American Ninja Warrior 9 in Los Angeles. On this obstacle:
 * Competitors must wrap their hands around a small red cylinder,
 * Then the must kip their way across the first steel pipe, shaped similarly to the Swinging Frames.
 * Then, they must make the first transition to the second cylinder, which was higher and larger than the previous, and kip their way across the second steel pipe. The second cylinder was placed slightly to the right.
 * After that, they must make the second transition to the third and final cylinder, which was smaller than the previous two, off to the side, and more loosely secured, and then kip their way to the dismount.

SSAS appearances


The Battering Ram appeared as the second obstacle of the third level on qualifying round. But unlike ANW version, it only consists of two steel pipes instead of three, and both two pipes are arranged in a straight line.

In overall, this obstacle was proven to be brutal, taking out 7 competitors, including top competitors such as 44lifedollars, Arthur Curry, Uzumaki Naruto and Menalippe.

This obstacle also appeared in SSAS 8, replacing the Pipe Fitter from the past two tournaments. This time, the obstacle continue to be brutal, taking out top competitors such as Kanno Hitoshi, Billy Batson, Morimoto Yusuke, Đặng Đức Anh and Menalippe (for her second time).

But later in SSAS C3, it become less brutal where it only took out Victor Stone and James, most likely due to the brutality of previous obstacles. During SSAS 9, only two competitors failed this obstacle.

In SSAS 10, the obstacle was modified with the second steel pipe being removed to make room for the Swing & Fly. Also, since the obstacle was now not succeed by any obstacles, competitors are now requiring a jump to the dismount, similar to the jump in the Pipe Slider. Due to the fact that SSAS 10's First Stage has a very narrow time limit, some competitors did not generate enough swing and jump poorly to the landing platform.

In SSAS 11, the obstacle was unexpectedly easier, as no one out of 16 competitors who attempted ever failed this obstacle.

ĐHN SASUKE appearances
On ĐHN SASUKE 2021: 10th Anniversary, the Battering Ram appeared as the second obstacle in the Third Stage. The obstacle was very similar to the one used in American Ninja Warrior 9, except that all 3 steel pipes were placed same height. Despite that, only Inazuma Sofia attempted and cleared it. After Inazuma Sofia's kanzenseiha, the obstacle was replaced by Jamming Logs for the Third Stage renewal.