I didn't realize how powerful elemental damage is in this game. I scored a Cindercoat, socketed it and got a pair of Firewalkers. I already had a socketed Sun Keeper rerolled for fire damage and a socketed Sever. I been struggling through Torment that I can barely kill an elite pack. It would take me several tries to take it down so I been farming normal. I decided to make my monk into a fire build and now I have Torment 1 on farm. Now I'm having so much fun farming T1 without struggling through it. I will keep this build until I get a Thunderfury, Shard of Hate, Won Khim Lau or Fulminator first for a lightning build.
Deathwing also gave me a tip to use the Templar with all of his healing abilities for better survival and add some life on hit for my paragon points. This is the build I'm currently using.
Monk - Game Guide - Diablo III