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Paula,
At my dojo, our instructor spends a heck of a lot of time teaching ukemi. With beginners, he focuses mainly on falling safely. One goal is that students should be able to take a break fall by their 7th kyu test (we have an 8 kyu system).
After the first couple weeks of practice, more and more emphasis is given to attacking and "follow through" in ukemi. Even after almost four years of practice, I still work at refining and sharpening that aspect of my ukemi.
Recently, another student and I have passed our test for 3rd kyu. Our instructor consideres us as assistant instructors for him. We're only expected to teach within our ability, and to focus on basics. One of the things I'm sure we'll both be focusing on is giving good ukemi.
Regards,
-Drew
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