Monk with his GM Unarmed, Dodge and BB is a very good fighter, one might say an excellent, especially when you get him those +10 Unarmed/Dodge gloves.

You have to remember that with GM Unarmed you have a chance to avoid an attack, and with GM Dodge you can wear Leather thus having access to some good stats on this armor.

Go for Unarmed alone, no Staff - Staff will slow you down.

Armsmaster is good also as it will increase your chance to hit, and only it - no increase in dmg.

I will try to develop him as a puree malee char - pumping points exclusively into GM Dodge, Unarmed, BB.

Give him max lvl Armsmaster and you can throw in a few skill points into this one if you happen to have spare ones.

And GM BB is awsome - you can also go above GM lvl with this one.

And don't forget to get him Master's Hands - gloves. They will make a huge difference.

And of course Hammerhands - I cannot remember it now but if a Monk can become Expert in Body get him this skill only for this spell.