I have to say that after reading all 288 posts, I am most decidedly in  the same camp as many ... 
- I think there should be close weapons and improvised weapons, though I wouldn't mind if the oriental ones stayed.  What if some one wants a straight martial artist and not a mystical monk?
 
- Also, I am VERY much in favor of a class ability, feat, trait or whatever that would allow the Brawler to use their unarmed damage with close weapons or some such.  In my personal opinion, a fist weapon *should* use a character's unarmed damage, no matter what their class. 
Other than that (and beyond what's already been fixed), I'm enormously thrilled with the class. I have a GM credit baby that's been waiting for this. It's marvelous!