I don't think that the definition of "belly gun" has changed, but I seriously doubt that Mr. Askins considered that kind of proximity to be a good situation. Lots of reasons to avoid those situations have been presented, as has the idea that we don't get to choose how an aggressor acts, and thus the conditions of the fight. The disadvantages of fighting in close - the fact that there is, tactically, such a thing as "too close" - is why the idea of "creating distance" is taught.
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