Monks needs some love anyways
I agree that Monks needed some boost ... many people were thinking about it, and many people come with their own solutions ...
My favourite is to give Monks extra Ki points equal to their Wisdom modifier ... it gives you necesary boost for early level, while it dont affect ballance for endgame.
and halberds should totally be monk weapons.
Its same as with Crossbows ...
They do everything just as Bow does ... but better (the only difference here is base damage) ... so what is purpose of Bow?
Same goes with Heavy Armor ... it does everything just as Medium/Light do, but beter (AC) ... so what is purpose of Medium/Light Armor?
Same goes here ... if Monk can wield Greataxe, Greatsword, or Maul ... and still have all benefits from it being Monk Weapon ... why would they ever use anything else?