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[Star Wars] Why do Padawans pick different styles than their masters?

Obi-Wan uses the most defensive form of lightsaber combat styles. Yet, Anakin takes a different form from him, and Ahsoka uses a different style from him. Why the difference? If you were to be trained since you were a child until adulthood by one person, you would probably be very similar to them, including fighting styles (Anakin is an outlier, of course). Why does it seem that Padawans take different styles from their masters?
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Because of experiences.

Obi-Wan originally studied the Ataru form, but switched his focus to Soresu after Qui-Gon was killed, in Obi-Wan's opinion, due to the lack of defensive focus in Ataru. In actuality, Obi-Wan was one of the most prolific swordsmen of the order in his lifetime, and he studied and utilized components of almost every form at one point or another.

Anakin studied under a variety of masters, not just Obi-Wan, and settled on Shien as his primary form because the style matched his personality and strengths.