Muay Thai
What is the difference between Muay Thai and Kick Boxing?
I take Jiu Jitsu and wanted to do some Muay Thai on the side but there is not a place around. I found a place to Kick Box and wanted to know the difference between the two.
Sigh.
Kickboxing was invented in Japan to defeat Muay Thai fighters. Kickboxing is generally Muay Thai with some longer-range TKD/Kyokushin kicks added in as well as a larger emphasis on boxing.
The way most American Kickboxing is practiced involves only kicks above the waist (which defeats many of Muay Thai's strengths and because kicks above the waist are very hard to land properly, competition generally requires that a fighter throws at least eight kicks in a round and elbows/clinch/knees are disallowed. Depending on the ruleset, even shinkicks are disallowed.
Since there really is no unified idea of what kickboxing is, you'll have to visit the school and see what/how they teach before you can compare it to the Muay Thai school (which you should also visit).