Patent ID: 7452294

Claim:
A method of training a user to use a battering ram, said method comprising the steps of: positioning a user at a forward end of a training device, said training device comprising a support frame, at least one piston rod slidably mounted to said support frame, and a striking plate affixed to said at least one piston rod such that said striking plate is positioned at a forward end of said training device when said at least one piston rod is in a pre-impact position; having the user repeatedly swing a battering ram without stopping or pausing between swings in an effort to impact said striking plate with said battering ram upon each swing; and replicating the resistance of a door to each impact of said battering ram by biasing said at least one piston rod toward the forward end of said training device, wherein said at least one piston rod slidably moves toward a rearward end of said training device upon each impact and is then biased forward to return said piston rod to its pre-impact position such that said striking plate is positioned in time to receive the next impact.