Complex sentence: Then in 1974 Imi retired and handed Eli Avikzar the Krav Maga training center in Netanya; shortly after In 1976 Eli joined the permanent force of IDF, as head of the Krav Maga section.
Split into simpler sentences: Then in 1974 Imi retired and handed Eli Avikzar the Krav Maga training center in Netanya. Shortly after, in 1976, Eli joined the permanent force of IDF, as head of the Krav Maga section.