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I want to have Improved Grapple for my character, but a prerequisite is to have Improved Unarmed Strike.
Is there any way to get IG without having the IUS feat? I know some classes / archtypes gets IUS as a bonus feat, but it's not one of the classes / archtypes I want to play.
I'm aming towards Savage Technologist (2lvl) / Rogue Cutpurse (3lvl). But I'm open to suggestions. I don't want to (or cannot) play Monk, Unarmed Fighter or Monastic Magus Archetype
Unfortunately, I don't think that there are any ways to get it without using the three classes you listed. I would suggest just spending a feat on it, or (if your build is very feat-starved) taking the rogue talent "combat trick" for an additional feat. If you're willing to stray from the build you mentioned, a cleric of Irori (or any other deity with unarmed strike as a favored weapon) gets improved unarmed strike for free (though that would be very different then what you had in mind stat-wise). Depending on your sources, there might be other options, but as far as I am aware (and I have most paizo pathfinder material) it isn't viable as a class/race ability.
Yes, there is a way to do it.
The Dirty Fighting feat (Dirty Tactics Toolbox) counts as both Improved Unarmed Strike and Combat Expertise for the purpose of feat prerequisites, among other things.
