Megan,
Memory serves me that we were taught that technique less the 360 degree pedal turn after an authoritative landing....although upon hearing of it....did have to try it ourselves.
We did a great number of practice autorotations and practice EOL's to the ground from all sorts of heights and airspeeds.
We did so because it was accepted Huey Pilots would need that particular skill in their upcoming tours in Vietnam where engines frequently ceased operating for many reasons.
At one point we had unofficial competitions to see who could land nearest a designated point and also who could slide the furtherest at the Stage Field runway.
During conversion to the Chinook we also did autorotations but not to the extent we did with the Huey, Cobra, Loach.