I am Italian, I am not shaved at all, believe me! I am not a bear, but I have hairy legs, ass (look at my avatar..), forearms and chest. I was fine for him.
He uses lots of elbow work, so he explained to me that men who are very hairy (especially on their backs) are difficult for him to massage.
Don't ask me why, but that's what he told me....Anyway, once again if you are regularly hairy it's no problem.