Hatashita was founded more than 50 years ago by Frank Hatashita 8th Dan. Our goal since 1949 has been to deliver the best and most professional martial arts products available. Today, we continue to uphold the tradition and as part of our mission, we constantly strive to make our high quality products available to you.
Hatashita Makes a Difference.

A portion of all profits are donated to these organizations:

  • World Vision - a non profit organization focusing on development in third world countries. www.worldvision.org

  • International Children’s Summer Villages (ICSV)- a non profit organization devoted to promoting world peace through exchange programs. www.cisv.org

  • Entrepreneurs Without Borders (EWB): President Roman Hatashita is a co-founder of this non-profit organization which focuses on developing small businesses in third world or impoverished areas throughout the world.

  • Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurs (ACE) - a national, not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to teaching and igniting young Canadians to create brighter futures for themselves and their communities. Working in partnership with business and higher education ACE delivers two programs on 49 university and college campuses across Canada; a team based program and an individual based program - Students In Free Enterprise and Student Entrepreneur.

  • http://kiva.org/ - Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty.
    Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world.
    The people you see on Kiva's site are real individuals in need of funding - not marketing material. When you browse entrepreneurs' profiles on the site, choose someone to lend to, and then make a loan, you are helping a real person make great strides towards economic independence and improve life for themselves, their family, and their community. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates and track repayments. Then, when you get your loan money back, you can relend to someone else in need.

  • Free the Children - http://www.freethechildren.com/aboutus/ftchistory.php
    Free The Children was founded by 12-year-old Craig Kielburger in 1995 when he gathered 11 school friends to begin fighting child labour. Today, Free The Children is the world's largest network of children helping children through education, with more than one million young people involved in our programs in 45 countries.

  • We are environmentally friendly and aware.
  • We recycle every can, cardboard and piece of paper that enters our premises.
  • We use low voltage fluorescent lights in our offices.
  • Our tatami are shipped with recycled cardboard for protection.
  • Whenever possible we use recycled skids and pallets.
A portion of all sales is allocated to assisting athletes and events. HATASHITA INTERNATIONAL is an avid supporter of many martial arts events. We support local and international tournaments to improve the standard of competition which allows athletes to compete and test their skills while realizing their potential.

HATASHITA INTERNATIONAL supports amateur athletes with funding and equipment. Our responsibility as a leading supplier of martial arts equipment is to support athletes in their quest to be the best.

We hire athletes.
Our hiring criteria encourages employment of athletes or martial arts participants. Consequently, most of the employees at Hatashita International are black belts adding to our expertise and customer service. By hiring athletes we are able to support their training by offering flexible schedules, financial support and free equipment.